What it is

Requestly is an API client for designing, building, and testing APIs, distributed as a desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It lives in the developer-tools and API-client ecosystem, positioned as a privacy-first alternative to Postman, and is part of a wider Requestly ecosystem that also includes an HTTP Interceptor browser extension and web app, a desktop proxy, an MCP server, a Web SDK, and Cypress, Selenium, and Playwright integrations. This particular GitHub repository is not the product source: it is the community hub where bugs, feature requests, questions, and the public roadmap are tracked. The API Client application itself is closed-source.

The concrete problem it solves is cloud lock-in and loss of control over API data. Requestly gives developers three placements for their work: entirely local workspaces stored as secure local files with no cloud storage, team sync through Team Projects, or self-hosted deployment with enterprise-grade security. It is also Git-native, so API collections can be versioned in and shared through a Git repository rather than a proprietary backend. Pricing is flat, free for up to 10 collaborators, and paid tiers add governance, SSO, SAML, audit logs, and on-prem deployment.

Key capabilities

• REST API playground for saving APIs in one place and testing them on demand.
• Pre-request and post-response scripts that adjust outgoing requests and process incoming responses.
• Import and export of API contracts in cURL, Postman, and OpenAPI formats.
• GraphQL support with schema introspection and auto-completion.
• Git Sync, keeping API collections synchronized with a Git repository for Git-based collaboration.
• Local Workspaces that keep data private in local files with no cloud storage.
• Self-hosted deployment option for teams that need data to stay inside their own infrastructure.

Who uses it and how

• Individual developers who design, build, and test REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSocket endpoints from a desktop client.
• Teams that already work in Git and want API collections to flow through their existing repository and review workflow.
• Privacy-conscious and regulated teams that choose local workspaces or a self-hosted deployment instead of a hosted service.
• Teams migrating off Postman, using the documented one-click switch, with collections moved in through Postman import.
• Automation users who connect Requestly to Cypress, Selenium, or Playwright through the separate requestly-automation repository.

Getting started

Download a platform build directly: macOS Apple Silicon, macOS Intel, Windows, or

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