Show HN: Postbear The API Client your terminal has been waiting for

Category: cli-tool

Tags: api-client, tui, terminal

Score: 5.8/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 6, Utility: 6)

Postbear is a terminal-native API client with a TUI, CLI, and .http file support, designed as a lightweight alternative to Postman or Insomnia. It combines instant startup, syntax highlighting, and collection saving in a small Go binary, making it interesting for developers who prefer working in the command line without heavy Electron apps.

Target audience: backend devs

Repository: https://github.com/carban/postbear · Go · MIT · 24 stars

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