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Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by gschier »

SparkyMcUnicorn wrote: post #39
gschier wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for the question! Insomnia is an Electron app built with with a mix of React and Elm. As an independent developer wanting to reach all platforms, Electron was basically the only option for me. And, as a web developer, it's been a super productive development environment. The goal for Insomnia is to build a REST client that's easy to learn and a joy to use. I looked into other REST clients before starting Insom…

As someone with macOS and now a linux machine, Insomnia will be a perfect replacement for Paw.

:)

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by nicobn »

oliyoung wrote: post #42

Nice, one thing that gets me paying for https://paw.cloud is the ability to chain requests ie. GET /things -> GET /things/{things.first.id} -> PUT /things/{things.first.id} -> DELETE /things/{things.first.id}

A comment like this is precisely why I come to HN. This product looks amazing.

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by oliyoung »

nicobn wrote: post #44
oliyoung wrote: post #42

Nice, one thing that gets me paying for https://paw.cloud is the ability to chain requests ie. GET /things -> GET /things/{things.first.id} -> PUT /things/{things.first.id} -> DELETE /things/{things.first.id}

A comment like this is precisely why I come to HN. This product looks amazing.

It is WELL worth the $50, or $9/month on a team subscription plan

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by danso »

This is lovely. I wish I knew about it earlier so I could ask IT to install it on our lab machines for students to use when i teach web concepts. The Postman plugin is nice but I had trouble working with it on my own, and sometimes it's nice to have a separate app.

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by mikerybka »

gschier wrote: post #13
lux wrote: post #8

I've been using Postman/Newman for testing and really liking it overall. One thing I'd love to see in one of these apps is the ability to use web sockets in tests.

Great suggestion. Websocket support is definitely something I've been thinking about adding later on. I'd love to hear any suggestions you have on what a websocket testing workflow would look like.

I would be happy with very basic support. Just something that can save messages and connection urls. A nice JSON viewer/editor like you have already would be very helpful to me as well. The current options for websocket testing aren't that great.

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by gschier »

mikerybka wrote: post #47
gschier wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great suggestion. Websocket support is definitely something I've been thinking about adding later on. I'd love to hear any suggestions you have on what a websocket testing workflow would look like.

I would be happy with very basic support. Just something that can save messages and connection urls. A nice JSON viewer/editor like you have already would be very helpful to me as well. The current options for websocket testing aren't that great.

Awesome, I'll keep that in mind.

Re: Insomnia 3.0 – A simple and beautiful REST API client

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Post by cavemanklaus »

gschier wrote: post #34
cyberferret wrote: post #31

Seems cool - I am going to download now and try it out. Tip: I suggest removing the 'pricing' menu option on the top of the web site. I saw it immediately the first time I went to your site, and I assumed yours was a paid product, so I stopped there and closed the window. It was only when I went back later and scrolled through, I noticed the current version is free for now. Removing the 'Pricing' link may make other…

That's great feedback. The app is (and always will be) free so de-prioritizing the pricing page is probably a good idea :)

I'll add that when I see no Pricing page it causes me suspicion, what's the catch? how am I being dataminded? I'd at the least explain somewhere on the page how pricing works or how this is free and funded.
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