Insomnia Designer
Dev tools
api design editor
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
13 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 48 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Execution: 1 for, 6 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, polished, and a good OpenAPI intro for newcomers
From 2 comments
This is nice. I like how there's a switch that flips between design and testing, and how testing has the familiar insomnia view, with environments. In the design view, I suggest…
benatkin on HNWow, big congrats to the folks behind Insomnia. I am amazed at the rate they keep improving it. The tool is ultra polished and the love that goes into it is so clear. If you have…
kh_hk on HN
Keeping it separate from Insomnia Core preserves simplicity
From 2 comments
I had asked a similar question before, and I think this ^ is exactly why they built Designer and Insomnia Core (the original) as separate products. Freedom of choice ftw!
mikejulietbravo on HNThis looks like a good product, and I'm happy to hear the "Core" will remain as a dedicated, simple tool. One minor bit of copyedit help; on the landing page, near the bottom:…
chrisweekly on HN
Objections
Import issues with multi-file or $ref-heavy OpenAPI specs
From 2 comments
Thank you so much for that attitude and I have to add: I'd definetely spend money on a license if there a pro/everyday-user features that make it worth it, while having a free…
littlecranky67 on HNI put in a Feature Request. Since OpenAPI supports file references, and for any API of substance, you'll probably prefer living with the file broken down into logical sections,…
neogodless on HN
Install and Linux package confusion with Insomnia Core
From 2 comments
For Ubuntu, both insomnia and insomnia designer point to the same package 'insomnia' on your download page.
xrendan on HNSame issue (Core and Designer instructions are identical) on Ubuntu 19.10 with `sudo snap install insomnia`. About shows "Insomnia REST Client Version 7.1.1"
rmharrison on HN
Sync system makes shared environment changes hard to control
From 1 comment
It sounds like you are the creator/a team member, so I just wanted to give you a data point. My team used insomnia for a while. We were on the paid tier. My boss had us bail…
PaulStatezny on HN
Requests
Support JSON specs and gRPC/protobuf
From 2 comments
I tried importing a swagger 2.0 json, and I'm not sure it worked right? The debug side works fine, but the designer side just has the json on a single line, and nothing in the…
thegagne on HNIt would be great if this supported gRPC. Other than BloomRPC, I'm not aware of any tools like this for protobuf/gRPC APIs.
petersellers on HN
Support oneOf and other OpenAPI 3.0 features in output
From 1 comment
This is great, but I noticed that the output doesn't fully support OpenAPI 3.0.0, particularly the use of "oneOf" responses. I believe it's because you're calling out to…
omeze on HN
Store requests as plain files in git repos
From 2 comments
Personally I think it's a lost opportunity that you're still not allowing people to save the configuration in the project they're working on. We switched to first vscode rest…
411111111111111 on HNCan it use an exportable/importable file as source of truth which you can then check into git?
dyu on HN
Questions
How does it differ from the original Insomnia?
From 2 comments
I just asked this on another version of this I saw, but how does this compare to the original Insomnia? Are they two completely different products?
mikejulietbravo on HNLove this and especially the Kubernetes features. One question - is everything in the original Insomnia in Insomnia Designer too, or are they completely different?
mikejulietbravo on HN
Does it replace Insomnia Core?
From 1 comment
Is the plan to merge them ever or are they going to stay separate? Also, if I use Designer then I prob don't need to use the orgiinal Insomnia, right?
mikejulietbravo on HN
Alternatives named
Postman
From 1 comment
I love Insomnia and use it almost daily and in the hope the developers/owners are reading here on Hacker News: Please don't make the same mistake as Postman. I used Postman years…
littlecranky67 on HN
Stoplight Studio
From 1 comment
For people searching for similar tools: I can highly recommend Stoplight Studio. https://stoplight.io/studio/ Depending on your actual API structure you may be able to generate a…
Kovah on HN
Swagger Editor
From 1 comment
I started using this today. It's good so far. I can now stop spinning up swagger editor in a container and work with this. Going to switch over to this fully since I was already…
rak on HN
Fiddler
From 1 comment
You could try Fiddler; it has a huge feature set along with an old-school UI: https://www.telerik.com/fiddler
cglong on HN