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Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by Jaygles »

CommonGuy wrote: post #24
Jaygles wrote: post #23

After the whiffs of enshittification caught my nose I did some research and switched over to Insomnia. I don’t make use of any advanced features, just a pre request authentication call that was a little bit of a pain to set up. But it’s working exactly how I was using postman so it’s a suitable replacement for me

Didn't they just push a similar update where they require an account? And pushed all data into their cloud sync without asking?

When I switched over they made it clear they were getting rid of offline mode. So I said whiffs but at that point there was a turd halfway up my nose

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by redox99 »

liyasthomas wrote: post #10

We’re building an open-source Postman alternative. 1.6m+ users, 100k+ monthly active users, 55k+ GitHub stars. Web app: https://hoppscotch.io GitHub: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch

Disappointing that there isn't a standalone program like Postman. I don't want to install an extension in my browser to handle CORS.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by richbell »

mtmail wrote: post #3

So they quickly followed what their competitor Insomnia did recently https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37680126 Related "Ask HN: Alternatives to Insomnia?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37691914 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37725326

Postman did it first, unless I'm missing something.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by bobobob420 »

BoorishBears wrote: post #30
liyasthomas wrote: post #10

We’re building an open-source Postman alternative. 1.6m+ users, 100k+ monthly active users, 55k+ GitHub stars. Web app: https://hoppscotch.io GitHub: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch

But you raised VC funding right? Insomnia was an alternative to Postman, raised VC funds, eventually needed to justify that, and suddenly accounts mattered more. They're currently on the same trajectory. Insomnia is open source but just like OP experienced, a single update can do damage and it takes time for the community to react. Is this the same company that raised? If so, are you exempt from that? Have you figure…

Postman is also open source lol. Unless its donation driven without funding its all going to be the same.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by Eumenes »

ok_dad wrote: post #6

Learn and use curl, then you won’t have any issues like this. You can make some scripts in Python or something, too. I say this because the last three tools I used for this all got shitty (postman, insomnia, and thunder client).

But is there a VS Code extension for curl?!!? Does it work with ChatGPT?

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by Firmwarrior »

bobobob420 wrote: post #34
BoorishBears wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But you raised VC funding right? Insomnia was an alternative to Postman, raised VC funds, eventually needed to justify that, and suddenly accounts mattered more. They're currently on the same trajectory. Insomnia is open source but just like OP experienced, a single update can do damage and it takes time for the community to react. Is this the same company that raised? If so, are you exempt from that? Have you figure…

Postman is also open source lol. Unless its donation driven without funding its all going to be the same.

Can't someone just locally fork one of these apps and use it forever without updating it? What's actually different about manually poking APIs from one week to the next?

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by jpalawaga »

cellis wrote: post #29

Paw (now RapidAPI) is a very good alternative, though I can't say they wont be under the same capitalist pressures as Postman. I paid $50, one time. https://paw.cloud/ Edit: To be clear it's an app (downloadable client), despite the url.

I'm not sure why you're downvoted. I still use paw/rapidapi and I think it's great. Maybe downvoters can explain.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by mortallywounded »

liyasthomas wrote: post #10

We’re building an open-source Postman alternative. 1.6m+ users, 100k+ monthly active users, 55k+ GitHub stars. Web app: https://hoppscotch.io GitHub: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch

It's a non-starter for me if it requires an extension. I also think it's a matter of time before it goes the Insomnia/Postman route. I'd love to be proven wrong though.

Re: Tell HN: Postman update removes all your stuff if you refuse to create account

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Post by iLoveOncall »

> Any alternatives that I can migrate to?

If it works for your use case: writing integration tests.

I used Postman in the past but I never really got the point of "storing" queries beyond the history.

I think if you have that need it means it's time to write a frontend to call your endpoints, or use integration tests.

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