The default API tooling that comes to your mind is Postman.

Postman is cloud based - the other offline alternatives are on their way to enshittification.

Is there any solution to the problem or we should all default to curl.

    • captcha_incorrect@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      I’ve used Postman et al. but I often default to PowerShell (because Windows) and a text file. It gives me everything I need from Postman without having to install or learn new tools.

      Curl is nice but I miss the object orientation in my shell when I use *sh.

    • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 days ago

      It’s been downloaded over 20 billion times. It supports 25+ protocols. It’s in cars, refrigerators, TV sets, routers, printers, phones, and every goddamn server on the planet.

      Everything except my random podman container I need to test something on, but for some reason will have wget lmao.

      Also a good time to mention you can use Ctrl+x Ctrl+e to edit your multi line commands in your default terminal editor so you can keep a clean, line separated command which is easy to read and follow.

      • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        So did windows in the business world. Just because it’s default doesn’t mean it’s the best option. People will take a pile of poop with a pretty veneer that does 90% of the work over the correct tool with a leaning curve.

      • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
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        2 days ago

        But that was a good while ago. And it was not a cloud thing at the time it was popular.

        There are many alternatives now.