Restfox

Restfox is an offline-first, minimalistic HTTP and socket testing client for the web and desktop. It is an open-source alternative to Postman, supporting HTTP/REST, WebSocket, and GraphQL testing with environment variables, response history, a plugin system, and cross-platform deployment as a web app, desktop client, or Docker container.

Restfox publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include API Testing, HTTP Client, Browser, Desktop, and Open-Source.

The Restfox catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Restfox’s developer surface includes documentation, release notes, and 5 more developer resources.

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20.5/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

API Testing HTTP Client Browser Desktop Open-Source GraphQL WebSocket

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 20.5/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 4.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Contract Governance 1.2 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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Restfox

Restfox is a lightweight, offline-first web HTTP client for testing REST APIs, similar to Postman but browser-based. It supports HTTP, WebSocket, and GraphQL protocols, with fea...

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Restfox Rate Limits

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aid: restfox
name: Restfox
description: Restfox is an offline-first, minimalistic HTTP and socket testing client for the web and desktop. It is an open-source
  alternative to Postman, supporting HTTP/REST, WebSocket, and GraphQL testing with environment variables, response history,
  a plugin system, and cross-platform deployment as a web app, desktop client, or Docker container.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/restfox.png
tags:
- API Testing
- HTTP Client
- Browser
- Desktop
- Open-Source
- GraphQL
- WebSocket
tags_raw:
- API Testing
- HTTP Client
- Browser
- Desktop
- Open Source
- GraphQL
- WebSocket
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/restfox/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: restfox:restfox
  name: Restfox
  description: Restfox is a lightweight, offline-first web HTTP client for testing REST APIs, similar to Postman but browser-based.
    It supports HTTP, WebSocket, and GraphQL protocols, with features including environment variables, response history, and
    an extensible plugin system. Available as a web app, desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and as a Docker
    container.
  humanURL: https://restfox.dev/
  tags:
  - API Testing
  - HTTP Client
  - Browser
  - Desktop
  - Open-Source
  - GraphQL
  - WebSocket
  tags_raw:
  - API Testing
  - HTTP Client
  - Browser
  - Desktop
  - Open Source
  - GraphQL
  - WebSocket
  properties:
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/restfox/refs/heads/main/json-schema/restfox-collection-schema.json
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/restfox/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/restfox-vocabulary.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.restfox.dev/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://restfox.dev/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/flawiddsouza/Restfox
  - type: Docker
    url: https://hub.docker.com/r/flawiddsouza/restfox
  - url: graphql/restfox-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: License
  name: MIT
  url: https://github.com/flawiddsouza/Restfox/blob/main/LICENSE
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/restfox-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://restfox.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.restfox.dev/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/flawiddsouza/Restfox
- type: Docker
  url: https://hub.docker.com/r/flawiddsouza/restfox
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/flawiddsouza/Restfox/releases
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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