Platform information checked 2026-10-26. Use a supported provider binary: macOS 13+, Linux with glibc 2.32+, or Windows. Homebrew must already be installed for this macOS command. API credentials and access to your target server are separate.
Send file-based API requests from a terminal and run the same checks in CI.
Free terminal API client
The Apache-2.0 client is free to run on your own computer or CI runner. API subscriptions, remote servers and CI resources are separate. Resterm is a code-first API client, not an included AI assistant or hosted team workspace.
Keep HTTP, GraphQL and gRPC requests in plain files, run them in a terminal workbench and reuse checks in CI. Visit the project website to check the currently available deployment options.
Release status
Public provider installation or download instructions reviewed; AltStack did not execute this software.
Install on your computer · Instructions checked 2026-10-26
Open the official Resterm installation instructions or GitHub Releases and select the package for your operating system.
On a Mac with Homebrew already installed, the provider documents brew install resterm. Use the provider binary instructions on Windows or Linux.
Create a small .http or .rest file for an API you are permitted to test, then open it in Resterm.
Send a harmless read request first and inspect its status and response before adding variables, credentials or assertions.
Keep secrets outside the versioned request files. Review the provider documentation before enabling mocks, tunnels or CI execution.
The Apache-2.0 client is free to run on your own computer or CI runner. API subscriptions, remote servers and CI resources are separate. Resterm is a code-first API client, not an included AI assistant or hosted team workspace.
Self-hosting & quickstart specs
License
Apache-2.0
Deployment
Local terminal application; optional CI runner
Free edition / costs
Free terminal API client. The Apache-2.0 client is free to run on your own computer or CI runner. API subscriptions, remote servers and CI resources are separate. Resterm is a code-first API client, not an included AI assistant or hosted team workspace. Pricing evidence.
Devices / hardware
Use a supported provider binary: macOS 13+, Linux with glibc 2.32+, or Windows. Homebrew must already be installed for this macOS command. API credentials and access to your target server are separate.
brew install resterm
Documented provider installation command for the stated platform and prerequisites. AltStack reviewed the instructions and did not run this command.
Documentation checked 2026-10-26; command not executed by AltStack.
Send API requests and organize development workflows through an accessible API client.
The Free API-testing plan costs USD 0. Business is USD 6/user/month and Enterprise USD 11/user/month, both billed annually on the observed cloud plan. Self-hosting and selected features have separate edition terms.
Keep API request collections alongside your code in a local-first API client.
The Open Source edition costs USD 0. Pro is USD 6/user/month and Ultimate USD 11/user/month when billed annually. Ultimate also offers a 14-day trial; a trial is separate from the permanent free edition.
Powerful API development and testing made effortless.
Essentials costs USD 0/user/month, with Git Sync up to three users and 1,000 mock requests/month. Pro is USD 12/user/month. Local-only Scratch Pad is free without login; mock-request add-ons and enterprise plans can add costs.
Fast, secure, offline API client with Git integration.
Yaak's provider binaries are free for personal use; the official pricing page requires a license when used at work. The source repository is MIT, which is distinct from the provider's binary purchase policy. Annual/lifetime billing and regional discounts vary, so no durable paid amount is asserted here.
Intercept, modify, and debug HTTP(S) requests effortlessly.
Requestly's AGPL repository has self-hosting/setup instructions. Its current hosted API Team offer lists USD 10/user/month billed annually and a 30-day trial. This check does not infer a continuing free hosted Team plan from that trial; enterprise components and infrastructure may cost extra.