WrapAPI
Dev tools
api builder
SHOW HN2016
111points
20comments
#327of 2,264 in 2016
Top 15%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Execution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful concept for connecting websites to developer tools
From 3 comments
You should have called it WrAPI ;) Seems really useful, will definitely bookmark it.
xnzakg on HNCool concept - I'm really interested to see what I can build with it. I installed the chrome extension, and saved a request to an endpoint, but it's not showing up in my account…
xur17 on HNhi! some constructive criticism. i love the idea, connecting developer tools via a plugin to the site is genius. this is a very creative way of doing this, and it's perfect. the…
fjallstrom on HN
Objections
Chrome extension errors on startup
From 2 comments
I've installed the Chrome extension and now see the following error when I click on the extension: http://i.imgur.com/TlJXFJm.png http://i.imgur.com/q6KIE1J.png Any tips? I'm not…
brbsix on HNGetting the same error also. Cool tool and hope to check it out when I can figure it out what's wrong
joenied on HN
Web UI feels messy and hard to use
From 1 comment
hi! some constructive criticism. i love the idea, connecting developer tools via a plugin to the site is genius. this is a very creative way of doing this, and it's perfect. the…
fjallstrom on HN
Not open source, so wrappers may break
From 1 comment
Is this open source? If not, I see no point in using a tool that can be changed underneath me to wrap APIs around web sites that change underneath me.
choward on HN
Requests
Way to browse APIs built with WrapAPI
From 1 comment
Is there a way to discover existing apis built with wrapapi? Without knowing what to search for, I'd love to browse for some ideas.
mod on HN
Demo video or clearer explanation
From 1 comment
It works by letting you capture network requests and then replicating those network requests exactly. This includes tools to parametrize GET and POST requests, as well as a set…
arciini on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Postman or import.io
From 2 comments
Is this similar to https://www.getpostman.com/ ? If so, what do you think will differentiate your app? Thanks!
jc_811 on HNWhat's the difference between your service and import.io?
flashman on HN
Is it open source
From 1 comment
Is this open source? If not, I see no point in using a tool that can be changed underneath me to wrap APIs around web sites that change underneath me.
choward on HN
Alternatives named
Postman
From 1 comment
Is this similar to https://www.getpostman.com/ ? If so, what do you think will differentiate your app? Thanks!
jc_811 on HN
import.io
From 1 comment
What's the difference between your service and import.io?
flashman on HN
Kimono Labs
From 1 comment
It's similar in that it captures requests, but Postman is mostly targeted at making APIs that already exist more useful, while WrapAPI aims to fill the gap where there currently…
arciini on HN
HTTP::Recorder
From 1 comment
This reminds me of a very old Perl module called HTTP::Recorder [1]. It used to set a Http Proxy for WWW::Mechanize and then output a WWW::Mechanize script to automate the…
supersan on HN