Requestbin.com
Dev tools
webhook testing
SHOW HN2019
18points
10comments
#1,253of 2,195 in 2019
Top 58%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for debugging webhooks; a previous alpha was valued by users.
From 2 comments
We've been using the Requestbin alpha for a few weeks and have found it valuable for us. Interested in other people's thoughts on this.
aurenh on HNSO EXCITED FOR THIS!!!!
saar44 on HN
Objections
Unclear how the delete and pause features differ from browser dev tools.
From 1 comment
Maybe a silly question, but how is this different from using Dev Tools network requests inspector? I see these features: - Pause and filter the real-time event stream - Delete a…
KajMagnus on HN
Requests
Custom configurable responses instead of always returning 200 OK.
From 1 comment
I used the old RequestBin - it was a great tool. But always returning 200 OK, was making it difficult for me to use. Some integrations/webhook need a specific response body…
phstc on HN
Chrome extension integration for opening bins faster.
From 1 comment
You should look at and rebuild a chrome extension that I wrote for requestb.in/ that allows you to open new bins faster. It shouldn't be too difficult to add in your login…
groteworld on HN
Questions
Will custom responses be supported in the new version?
From 1 comment
I used the old RequestBin - it was a great tool. But always returning 200 OK, was making it difficult for me to use. Some integrations/webhook need a specific response body…
phstc on HN
Alternatives named
Hookbin, the old RequestBin, and PutsReq.
From 3 comments
Also try https://hookbin.com Dead-simple UI and gets the job done very good.
rast-a on HNI used the old RequestBin - it was a great tool. But always returning 200 OK, was making it difficult for me to use. Some integrations/webhook need a specific response body…
phstc on HNTod, one of the founders here. We are building a lot of integrations and are constantly testing webhooks / APIs. RequestBin.com gives you a URL that collects requests you send it…
todsac on HN