# hoppscotch/hoppscotch

Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to Postman, Insomnia

Repository: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hoppscotch
Homepage: https://hoppscotch.io
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: api, api-client, api-rest, pwa, api-testing, vue, vuejs, tools, testing-tools, testing, graphql, websocket, developer-tools, spa, http-client, rest-api, rest, http
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:31:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2569, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 11, "n_releases_24m": 58}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 80100, forks 6057 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:21.818264+00:00)

## What it is
Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem for building, testing, and documenting HTTP, REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket requests. It runs on the web, desktop, and CLI, and serves as an open-source alternative to Postman and Insomnia.

## Use cases
- test rest api endpoints
- send http requests and inspect responses
- debug websocket connections
- run graphql queries
- postman alternative that is open source
- test apis offline or on-prem
- organize api collections for a team

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, fast API client without a heavy desktop app
- you want an open-source or self-hosted Postman/Insomnia alternative
- you need REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket testing in one tool
- you want offline or on-prem API testing

## When to avoid
- you need deep enterprise API governance or contract testing features
- you require scripted load testing or CI-native test suites rather than interactive requests
- your team is already standardized on another API platform with shared workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, api-framework, testing, websocket, graphql, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apis, web-development, testing
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: api-client, postman-alternative, rest, pwa, api-testing, vue, web-server, desktop

## Member repositories
- hoppscotch/hoppscotch (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:21.818264+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 2026-08-29T16:14:03.019232+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:21.818264+00:00, sha 293074b8db8a)
  - homepage: https://hoppscotch.io (fetched 2026-08-28T17:41:32.483107+00:00, sha 53c2d81776b5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.