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Easily manage modern API requests

Insomnia is an open source application programming interface (API) client that supports GraphQL, REST, WebSockets, SSE and gRPC protocols. The software offers cross-platform support with cloud-based, local and Git storage options.

Updates

  • October 30, 2026: Stars 40,034 → 40,103, latest release core@13.4.0 (October 29, 2026).
  • October 9, 2026: Stars 40,032 → 40,034, latest release core@13.3.1 (October 9, 2026).
  • September 27, 2026: Stars 39,955 → 40,032, latest release core@13.3.0 (September 23, 2026).
  • August 27, 2026: Stars 39,916 → 39,955, latest release core@13.2.0 (August 25, 2026).

What you get

  • Support for debugging popular protocols such as GraphQL, REST and gRPC
  • Flexible local, Git or cloud-based storage options
  • Visual API design with built-in OpenAPI editor

Installation

macOS (Homebrew)
brew install --cask insomnia
Linux · Snap package (Insomnia publisher)
sudo snap install insomnia

Getting started

To start using Insomnia, you can go to the official website https://insomnia.rest and download and run the installation file suitable for your operating system. You can start using the app with its native Scratch Pad feature without creating an account, or create a free account for more features.

Related dictionary terms

APIArtificial Intelligence
Who it is forIt is suitable for software developers who want to manage API development, testing and documentation processes on a single platform.
LicenseApache-2.0

Links

TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-06-19: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.