Instantly send GET, POST, PUT, or DELETE requests Edit and validate request bodies with syntax checking Stay focused—no need to leave your workflow. Perfect for developers who want a fast, simple, and elegant API testing experience on Mac.
Hey Product Hunters! 👋
I built API Tester because I wanted a lightning-fast, native macOS API testing tool that feels right at home in your menubar. As a developer, I found myself constantly needing to test APIs throughout the day, but I didn't want to switch contexts or open heavy apps.
🎯 Why I made this:
Wanted instant access to API testing without disrupting my workflow
Needed something that launches in milliseconds from the menubar
🚀 Key features:
Lives in your menubar, always ready but never in your way
Support for all HTTP methods
Custom headers and authentication
JSON pretty-printing and syntax highlighting
One-click JSON export
HTML preview mode
Super lightweight and fast
It's the API testing tool I always wanted: minimal, fast, and focused on the essentials. Built with Electron and React, but optimized to feel like a true native app.
Would love to hear your thoughts and feature suggestions! 🙏
One feature that I think people pay for in an API testing tool is the ability to have collections and multiple users with auto sync of requests data in the collections. Postman and tools alike charge 14$+ per user. And it is a big pain to get a collection json copy and give it to your colleague so that your colleague can use the same API.
On another note, gaining 160+ upvotes is amazing, any specific outreach strategy you have used for your ProductHunt Launch?
Cool! As a developer one thing I'd be appreciating from this kind of tool is is if it stays simple. I've used some of the other tools in the past and I loved them in the beginng but later the interface became overloaded with features I barely use and installation size grew signifivantly larger. Good luck 👋
Yeah Benjamin! This is too interesting. Many times I found my self looking something like this. For sure, I’m gonna give it a try and I’ll be back with deeper feedback! Congrats on the launch btw
Super slick little API tool. Love that it just lives in the menu bar. No switching tabs, no clutter. 👌
I totally support your approach. I also hate switching the context. Just curious, didn't you think creating a Raycast integration would be a good fit? It feels like you have a lot in common
