What HTTP client do you use? And what do you think about it?
I'm developing a HTTP client called WebMaestro because I had a need for a client where it was easy to use certificates for client and server authentication. This was something I didn't think was easy to do in Postman, Insomnia or SoapUI.
I would like to know what HTTP clients you are using and what features they have that you love and what problems you have with them?
I use Insomnia. It's simple and does the job for me :)
Do you pay for it and use the E2EE sync feature?
Nope am a solo developer. I don't have a need for it at the moment.
I just use a vscode plugin
Which one?
Its name is just "REST Client"
For me, I have Postman setup so I can use do one-click tests and automated tests as well.
But when I am actively developing, I use this command line client HTTPie for tests.
It's slick. My favourite feature is that it allows me to save and reuse sessions. As simple as
http --session=user -f POST https://localhost:port/endpoint, so cookies, headers, auth credentials e.t.c are persisted and can be reused.ps: When you say "use certificates for client and server authentication", do you mean using client side certificates for the SSL communication? or some custom/standar server authentication mechanisms requiring certificates?
Do you pay for Postman and use the team collaboration and API mocking?
Reusing sessions seems like a sweet feature!
The current project I'm working on has a Rest API that requires certificates for client authentication against the server. And it requires different certificates for DEV, SIT, QA and PROD environments, so as a developer I developed my own solution when I couldn't (or wouldn't :D) find another solution!
Also, I had a need to mock some APIs so I included a very basic Http server to achieve this.
No. I am currently on the Postman plan(For individuals and small teams). I am not using the API mocking feature right now, but it's something I would look into.
For the team collaboration feature, I have my Collections setup, so I'll definitely be using it later on as I onboard new developers to the project I am currently working on.
I see regarding authentication. It makes sense then, to build a custom tool that suits your needs. :)