RecipeUI
Dev tools
api client
SHOW HN2023
275points
87comments
#174of 3,109 in 2023
Top 6%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 4 critical, out of 37 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Execution: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Curl import works well and saves time
From 1 comment
That import via curl was awesome! Something not hard to do by hand but such a time saver. I'm going to check this out!
cco on HN
Type definitions and autocomplete are useful
From 1 comment
I love the typescript definitions! I do have to say the way that pasting anything into the URL bar deletes the existing URL is super painful! I just wanted to change the variable…
RandomChance on HN
Demo video is good
From 1 comment
Your youtube video is an awesome demo. Congrats!
jcuenod on HN
Objections
No OpenAPI import in current version
From 2 comments
This needs a button to import an OpenAPI spec (2.0, 3.0, doesn't matter) and let the user go wild on his own APIs. I've never thought of an API exploration tool to be a…
amne on HNI've seen quite a few Postman alternatives pop up recently (quite curious what's the reasoning behind that?). Currently I'm mostly using Hoppscotch - also open-source with pretty…
arek_nawo on HN
Unclear what the product does without knowing Postman
From 1 comment
After taking a quick look, I still don't know what this is, what Postman is, or who would use either, or for what. No doubt I could spend a bit more time to sort it out, but it…
ta8645 on HN
Curl import truncated query params and UI quirks
From 1 comment
This is nice! I am enjoying it so far. Earlier, I was trying to find Postman alternatives and I went back to Postman because of UI quirks. I found couple of issues with RecipeUI…
avinassh on HN
Requests
OpenAPI spec import
From 3 comments
This needs a button to import an OpenAPI spec (2.0, 3.0, doesn't matter) and let the user go wild on his own APIs. I've never thought of an API exploration tool to be a…
amne on HNI haven’t downloaded RecipeUI yet to give it a try, but plan to. Does RecipeUI support importing OpenAPI specs in order to enforce type safety? I personally don’t like watching…
cebert on HNI've seen quite a few Postman alternatives pop up recently (quite curious what's the reasoning behind that?). Currently I'm mostly using Hoppscotch - also open-source with pretty…
arek_nawo on HN
GraphQL support
From 1 comment
Any plans to add GraphQL support? Feels like it would be a great match, since in many cases you can fetch the schema directly from the URL.
WizardClickBoy on HN
Keyboard shortcuts and scripting
From 2 comments
This is nice! I am enjoying it so far. Earlier, I was trying to find Postman alternatives and I went back to Postman because of UI quirks. I found couple of issues with RecipeUI…
avinassh on HNThe one piece of Postman that only Hoppscotch (a Postman fork) seems replicate that I definitely want is scripting. Often requests depend upon data from another, and being able…
asmor on HN
Flatpak build
From 1 comment
Looks great! Would love if there were a flatpak available to take this for a spin.
e-brake on HN
Questions
How does TypeScript help autocomplete compared to function names?
From 1 comment
genuinely curious - how does Typescript help in autocomplete ? i thought it was equally fast using function name.
sandGorgon on HN
Does it manage secrets safely?
From 1 comment
It seems postman has put collections behind a paywall so timing for this is great. Does ReceipeUI manage secrets or have some suggestions to deal with this to avoid things…
pseudotrash on HN
Can it import or export TypeScript interfaces?
From 1 comment
Looks promising, can it import/export typescript interfaces?
fyzix on HN
Alternatives named
Postman
From 2 comments
This is nice! I am enjoying it so far. Earlier, I was trying to find Postman alternatives and I went back to Postman because of UI quirks. I found couple of issues with RecipeUI…
avinassh on HNJust an advice: Be careful with Postman. It seems they upload all your secrets to their servers. We stopped to use it a time ago. I don't know if they changed in this regard.
edpichler on HN
Hoppscotch
From 2 comments
Have you seen hoppscotch[1]? They have been my postman alternative for quite some time now. [1] https://hoppscotch.io
gabereiser on HNPostman isn't free, it's proprietary and expensive (~19$ per user per month). I don't use VS Code and didn't try VSC plugins but the FOSS alternatives are not up to the same…
_ache_ on HN
Insomnia
From 2 comments
There's also insomnia
dvngnt_ on HNInteresting timing since Insomnia just died on me with the recent flatpak update (apparently my LTS linux install doesn't have the correct glibc, so goodbye Insomnia I guess). I…
consoomer on HN
HTTPie
From 1 comment
Postman isn't free, it's proprietary and expensive (~19$ per user per month). I don't use VS Code and didn't try VSC plugins but the FOSS alternatives are not up to the same…
_ache_ on HN
Thunder Client
From 1 comment
Why were you looking for a Postman alternative? I thought it was open-source. I'm using Thunder Client is VS Code at the moment, but if my needs become more complicated I don't…
ShadowBanThis01 on HN