Bruno

aid: bruno-api
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bruno-api/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Bruno
kind: company
description: Bruno is an open-source (MIT), git-native API client - a lightweight, offline-first alternative to Postman and
  Insomnia for exploring and testing APIs. It is a developer TOOL, not a hosted HTTP API provider. Collections are stored
  on the local filesystem as folders of plain-text files (the .bru "Bru" markup language, with OpenCollection YAML now recommended
  for new collections), so API requests are version-controlled in Git alongside code. Bruno sends HTTP, REST, GraphQL, and
  gRPC requests, manages environments and variables, and runs pre-request/post-response scripts, tests, and assertions. The
  @usebruno/cli command-line runner (bru) executes collections headlessly in CI/CD with JSON, JUnit, and HTML reporters. Bruno
  is offline-only and does not sync request data to a Bruno-hosted cloud; paid Pro/Ultimate tiers add native in-app Git integration,
  OpenAPI sync, and enterprise admin controls that run through your own Git provider and identity systems. Bruno does not
  expose a documented public REST HTTP API.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: true
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium (free trial)
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bruno-api.png
tags:
- API Client
- API Testing
- Developer Tools
- Open Source
- Git-Native
- CLI
- Postman Alternative
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: bruno-api:bruno-api-client
  name: Bruno API Client
  tags:
  - API Client
  - API Testing
  - Developer Tools
  - REST
  - GraphQL
  - gRPC
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.usebruno.com/introduction/what-is-bruno
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.usebruno.com/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/usebruno/bruno
    type: SourceCode
  description: The core open-source, git-native desktop API client (a lightweight Postman/Insomnia alternative). Compose and
    send HTTP, REST, GraphQL, and gRPC requests, organize them into collections, manage environments and variables, and write
    pre-request/post-response scripts plus tests and assertions. Offline-only with no cloud sync of request data. This is
    a client application, not a hosted API - it has no baseURL or public HTTP endpoints of its own.
- aid: bruno-api:bruno-bru-language
  name: Bru Markup Language (.bru)
  tags:
  - File Format
  - Collections
  - Git-Native
  - Open Source
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.usebruno.com/bru-lang/overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.usebruno.com/bru-lang/overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/usebruno/bruno
    type: SourceCode
  description: Bru is Bruno's plain-text domain-specific markup language. Each request is stored as a .bru file capturing
    the HTTP method, URL, query params, headers, body, authentication, scripts, tests, assertions, and variables, so a collection
    is a folder of human-readable text files reviewable in Git pull requests. A logical artifact/file format modeled as a
    capability area - not an HTTP endpoint.
- aid: bruno-api:bruno-opencollection
  name: OpenCollection Format
  tags:
  - Collections
  - Open Standard
  - YAML
  - Portability
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.usebruno.com/
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.usebruno.com/
    type: Documentation
  description: OpenCollection is the open, YAML-based collection format Bruno now recommends for new collections as an alternative
    representation to .bru. Like .bru it stores requests, folders, auth, and scripts as version-friendly text. A file/interchange
    format modeled as a capability area - not a hosted API surface.
- aid: bruno-api:bruno-cli
  name: Bruno CLI (bru)
  tags:
  - CLI
  - API Testing
  - CI/CD
  - Automation
  - Developer Tools
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://docs.usebruno.com/bru-cli/overview
  properties:
  - url: https://docs.usebruno.com/bru-cli/overview
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://github.com/usebruno/bruno
    type: SourceCode
  description: The @usebruno/cli command-line runner (invoked as bru, installed via npm install -g @usebruno/cli) executes
    individual requests or entire collections headlessly for CI/CD, with JSON, JUnit, and HTML test reporters, environment
    selection, and assertions. Since v3.0.0 it defaults to Safe Mode for security; Developer Mode features (filesystem access,
    external npm packages) require the --sandbox=developer flag. A local CLI tool, not a hosted API.
- aid: bruno-api:bruno-git-collaboration
  name: Bruno Git Integration and Sync
  tags:
  - Git
  - Collaboration
  - Sync
  - Enterprise
  - Developer Tools
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.usebruno.com/pricing
  properties:
  - url: https://www.usebruno.com/pricing
    type: Pricing
  - url: https://docs.usebruno.com/
    type: Documentation
  description: Paid Bruno (Pro and Ultimate) adds native in-app Git integration and OpenAPI sync (5 syncs/month on Pro, unlimited
    on Ultimate) plus SSO, SCIM, audit logs, and license/admin controls. Collaboration happens through your own Git provider
    and identity systems - Bruno stays offline-only and does not sync request data to a Bruno-hosted cloud. Modeled here as
    a capability area; it is not a documented public API.
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usebruno
- type: Website
  url: https://www.usebruno.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.usebruno.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/usebruno
- type: Plans
  url: plans/bruno-api-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/bruno-api-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/bruno-api-finops.yml
- url: https://blog.usebruno.com/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com