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For more complex stuff, tools like Postman are great, but for quick checks they sometimes feel a bit heavy. On the other hand, using curl or writing a quick script also breaks the flow a bit.
Curious what others here use for this kind of “quick inspection” workflow.
Do you have a go-to tool or habit for this?
Yeah, I know what you mean. I still use curl sometimes,but for anything beyond a basic GET, the monolithic nature of tools like Postman feels way too heavy. I recommend checking out Voiden, - all Markdown files and uses composable blocks, this makes it easy for quick, version-controlled tests. Good for the "quick checks" but also for more advanced workflows (collection runner, scripting etc).
I usually try to avoid installing tools just for quick checks, so I tend to prefer things that work instantly without setup.
Do you use it more for repeatable workflows, or also for quick “check and move on” stuff?
postman is great for complex stuff - what kind of complex stuff?
For that, tools like Postman make sense.
But for quick checks like “what does this return?”, I usually just want to check and move on.