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  ⭐ Yaak – Desktop API Client ⭐
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  A desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, SSE, WebSocket, and gRPC
  APIs. It's built using Tauri, Rust, and React.
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 Development is supported by community-purchased <a href="https://yaak.app/pricing">licenses</a>. You can also <a href="https://github.com/sponsors/gschier">become a sponsor</a> to have your avatar or company logo appear below. 💖
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![Yaak API Client](https://yaak.app/static/screenshot.png)

## Contribution Policy

Yaak is open source, but only accepting contributions for bug fixes. To get started, 
visit [`DEVELOPMENT.md`](DEVELOPMENT.md) for tips on setting up your environment.

## Feature Overview

- 🪂 Import data from Postman, Insomnia, OpenAPI, Swagger, or Curl.<br/>
- 📤 Send requests via REST, GraphQL, Server Sent Events (SSE), WebSockets, or gRPC.<br/>
- 🔐 Automatically authorize requests with OAuth 2.0, JWT tokens, Basic Auth, and more.<br/>
- 🔎 Filter response bodies using JSONPath or XPath queries.<br/>
- ⛓️ Chain together multiple requests to dynamically reference values.<br/>
- 📂 Organize requests into workspaces and nested folders.<br/>
- 🧮 Use environment variables to easily switch between Prod and Dev.<br/>
- 🛡️ Secure arbitrary text values with end-to-end encryption<br/>
- 🏷️ Send dynamic values like UUIDs or timestamps using template tags.<br/>
- 🎨 Choose from many of the included themes, or make your own.<br/>
- 💽 Mirror workspace data to a directory for integration with Git or Dropbox.<br/>
- 📜 View response history for each request.<br/>
- 🔌 Create your own plugins for authentication, template tags, and more!<br/>
- 🛜 Configure a proxy to access firewall-blocked APIs

## Useful Resources

- [Feedback and Bug Reports](https://feedback.yaak.app)
- [Documentation](https://feedback.yaak.app/help)
- [Yaak vs Postman](https://yaak.app/alternatives/postman)
- [Yaak vs Bruno](https://yaak.app/alternatives/bruno)
- [Yaak vs Insomnia](https://yaak.app/alternatives/insomnia)
