Design, Test, and Ship API Requests

HttpForge is a modern Privacy First, open-source API client built for professional developers.

Privacy First · Open Source · Free Forever

Core Features

Supports REST, GraphQL, Webhooks, and more

REST

JSON

OAuth 2.0

Webhooks

OpenAPI

Built for Professional Developers

A complete toolkit for composing, testing, and organizing API requests across your entire development workflow.

Compose and send HTTP, GraphQL, WebSocket, gRPC, and SOAP requests in a split-screen builder with live response inspection. Learn how.

Browse any site in a capture window, record live XHR and fetch traffic, then save deduplicated requests as a collection with BASE_URL. Learn how.

Review every request from your session — status, timing, headers, and bodies — with filters for success and errors. Learn how.

Generate OpenAPI 3.0 docs from your collections, preview them locally, and publish to Git for GitHub Pages. Learn how.

Compose and execute requests with minimal latency. A clean, developer-first interface designed to keep you in flow state.

Credentials and API keys are encrypted locally on your device. Your secrets never leave your machine.

Desktop App

Get the complete HttpForge experience with our native Windows application — full feature set, offline support, and local credential encryption.

VS Code Extension

Send requests, preview responses, and manage collections without leaving Visual Studio Code.

Install Extension

HttpForge is fully open source. Inspect the code, contribute features, report issues, or fork the project to suit your needs.

View on GitHub Contribute

HttpForge supports every stage of the API lifecycle — from initial prototyping to production validation.

Build and test requests against local servers with full control over headers, authentication, and payload data.

Test against endpoints worldwide with configurable timeouts, proxy support, and environment-specific variables.

Join developers worldwide who rely on HttpForge to design, test, and ship better APIs.