# berbicanes/apiark

Privacy-first API platform built with Tauri v2. No login, no cloud, ~60 MB RAM. A lightweight Postman alternative.

Repository: https://github.com/berbicanes/apiark
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/apiark
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: api-client, desktop-app, developer-tools, rust, tauri, typescript
Last push: 2026-03-26T08:56:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 76, longevity 13
- inputs: {"age_days": 182, "days_push": 160, "days_rel": 161, "gap_med": 0.0, "n_releases_24m": 43}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1266, forks 77 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:11.154253+00:00)

## What it is
ApiArk is a privacy-first desktop API client built with Tauri v2, serving as a lightweight Postman alternative that runs entirely locally with no login or cloud dependency. It supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and Server-Sent Events while using only ~60 MB of RAM.

## Use cases
- test rest api endpoints locally
- lightweight postman alternative
- debug graphql and websocket requests offline
- send http requests without cloud account
- inspect server-sent events streams
- keep api collections in git instead of cloud

## When to choose
- you want a fast, low-memory API client with no login or cloud sync
- you prefer storing API collections in Git for version control
- you need REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and SSE testing in one offline desktop app
- you care about privacy and local-first tooling

## When to avoid
- you need team collaboration and cloud-synced collections
- you rely on advanced Postman features like automated test suites, mock servers, or CI integrations
- you need a browser-based or CLI-only API client

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, graphql, websocket, developer-tools, gui
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development, privacy
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: api-client, postman-alternative, tauri, rest-client, offline-first, lightweight, privacy-first, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- berbicanes/apiark (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.154253+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T05:03:46.388115+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/berbicanes/apiark (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:11.154253+00:00, sha 3b6905f2f26a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.