Requestly

Requestly is a modern, lightweight API client built for developers and teams who want speed, control, and simplicity in their workflow. It's the smart alternative to bulky, cloud-heavy tools like Postman. At its core, Requestly is local-first, meaning all your API collections, environments, and data are stored securely on your own machine, not on a remote server. This gives you complete privacy and control. A standout feature is its Git-native design; you can store your API collections as simple files (like JSON or YAML) and manage them with Git, just like your source code. This makes version control, branching, and team collaboration incredibly smooth and familiar. Integrated AI helps you write requests, generate tests, and debug faster. Best of all, you can start instantly with no login required, making it perfect for developers who value efficiency. Trusted by over 300,000 developers from top companies, Requestly supports both REST and GraphQL APIs with powerful features like environments, scripts, and introspection, all while keeping your workflow uncluttered and fast.

Git-Native Collections

Say goodbye to proprietary cloud formats. With Requestly, your API collections are stored as plain files (JSON/YAML) on your local machine. This means you can easily add them to your Git repository, use branches for different features, track changes with commits, and collaborate with your team using the same workflows you already know for your code. It brings true version control and transparency to your API development process.

No Login Required & Local-First

Get started in seconds, not minutes. Requestly requires no account creation or login to begin using its core features. This eliminates a major friction point. More importantly, it operates on a local-first principle. Your workspaces, collections, and request history are stored securely on your computer, ensuring your sensitive API data never leaves your machine unless you explicitly choose to share it via Git.

One-Click Postman Import

Switching to Requestly is effortless. You can import your existing Postman collections, environments, and scripts into Requestly with just a single click. This seamless migration path means you don't lose any of your previous work and can immediately experience a faster, more streamlined API client without starting from scratch.

Free Team Collaboration

Collaborate with your entire team without hitting paywalls. Requestly's free tier includes shared workspaces and role-based access control (Admin, Editor, Viewer). Team members can work together on API collections in a shared space, making it easy to organize, manage, and maintain APIs as a unified group, all for free.

API Development and Testing

Developers can use Requestly as their primary playground for building and testing APIs. Its support for REST and GraphQL, along with features like environment variables, pre-request scripts (to modify requests before sending), and post-response scripts (to process results), creates a powerful environment for crafting, debugging, and validating API endpoints efficiently.

Team-Based API Workflow Management

Development teams can centralize their API specifications and tests. By storing collections as files in a shared Git repository, everyone on the team has access to the latest versions. Combined with free shared workspaces and role-based permissions, teams can maintain consistency, review changes through pull requests, and ensure everyone is testing against the same contract.

Migrating from Bloated API Clients

Teams frustrated with slow, login-required, or expensive API platforms can use Requestly as a direct, lightweight replacement. The one-click import from tools like Postman makes migration trivial. Developers gain a faster, more private tool that integrates better with modern development practices like Git, without sacrificing essential features.

Learning and Experimenting with APIs

Students, hobbyists, or developers exploring new APIs benefit from Requestly's instant start. With no account needed, they can immediately begin sending requests, experimenting with authentication methods, and using the AI assistant to help understand API structures. The local workspace keeps their experiments private and organized.

Is Requestly really free to use?

Yes, Requestly offers a robust free tier that includes core features like local workspaces, Git integration, support for REST/GraphQL, environment variables, scripts, and even free team collaboration with shared workspaces and role-based access control. You can start using it immediately without any cost.

How does the Git integration work?

Requestly stores your API collections as standard file formats (like JSON) in a local folder on your computer. You can then initialize this folder as a Git repository or add it to an existing one. Any changes you make to your collections are tracked as file changes, which you can commit, push, pull, and branch just like you do with your source code.

Can I import my data from Postman?

Absolutely! Requestly provides a simple, one-click import feature specifically for Postman. You can import your Postman collections, along with their associated environments and scripts, directly into Requestly. This makes switching over quick and painless, with no manual recreation of your work needed.

Where is my data stored?

Your data is stored locally on your computer by default. Requestly follows a local-first approach, meaning all your collections, environments, and history reside securely on your machine. For collaboration, you can choose to sync your local collection files to a remote Git repository (like GitHub or GitLab), giving you full control over where your shared data lives.