[NFBCS] Accessible API Tester like Postman

Tue Nov 5 17:19:42 UTC 2019

curl for Windows is here:

https://curl.haxx.se/windows/

Commandline should make for easily repeatable tests, at least.

Chris

On Tue, Nov 05, 2019 at 08:18:20AM -0800, Timothy Breitenfeldt via NFBCS wrote:
> Insomnia seems to be everyone's suggestion, but adding arguments to
> your query is very important if testing REST APIs, and I just cannot
> consistently find a way to add arguments to my query using Insomnia. I
> have never used curl beyond making HTTP requests in PHP. I am guessing
> curl is command line based, is there a version of curl for windows?
> I would rather not use a commandline tool when there are other tools
> out there that can achieve the same job in far less time and effort.
> 
> Does anyone else have any suggestions of a tool that they use for testing APIs?
> 
> TJ Breitenfeldt
> 
> On 11/2/19, Chris Nestrud via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > I haven't used Insomnia enough to come across that problem. I found out
> > about
> > it recently and I'm planning to use it in the next few months. Until now
> > I've mostly just used curl or written tests in Python.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 09:44:21AM -0700, Timothy Breitenfeldt via NFBCS
> > wrote:
> >> Hi Chris, I appreciate the suggestion. I actually just tried Insomnia,
> >> and found it to be mostly accessible, but I was struggling adding
> >> arguments to my request. Everything else seemed to work well enough. I
> >> tried using jaws and NVDA, but once I click on the query tab, and the
> >> name and value edit boxes pop up, I can't add aditional arguments.
> >> Under the initial name and value edit boxes it gives me is a couple of
> >> unlabeled buttons , when  I click the first one it seems like it adds
> >> new boxes for more arguments, but when I tab or arrow down, I am not
> >> sure if my cursor starts jumping or if boxes are unlabeled because it
> >> starts talking about some filter. When I navigate by e though, it
> >> looks like there are new boxes, when I press enter though I have the
> >> same problem as tabbing and arrowing to the boxes.
> >>
> >> Are you having this problem?
> >>
> >> This is very frustrating to not have a decent API tester, I am about
> >> ready to just create my own tool.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> TJ Breitenfeldt
> >>
> >> On 11/2/19, Chris Nestrud via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> > Take a look at Insomnia, https://insomnia.rest.
> >> >
> >> > Only issue that I have is that it doesn't support the equivalent of
> >> > curl's
> >> > --resolve
> >> > option.
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Nov 01, 2019 at 03:13:57PM -0700, Timothy Breitenfeldt via
> >> > NFBCS
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> Hi, I am looking for an accessible API tester like Postman. I am a web
> >> >> developer and frequently struggle with how to test my own APIs. I
> >> >> usually right my own tests, but it is time consuming, and there are
> >> >> already tools that are designed for this purpose. Postman is great
> >> >> from what I have heard, but it is not accessible. There is an issue
> >> >> that has been put in for improving the accessibility of Postman on
> >> >> Github, but the developers are slow to respond and we haven't seen
> >> >> anything yet.
> >> >>
> >> >> The issue is here:
> >> >>
> >> >> https://github.com/postmanlabs/postman-app-support/issues/3121
> >> >>
> >> >> Does anyone have any suggestions for other API testers I can use? It
> >> >> shouldn't matter, but right now I am using java with Spring Boot to
> >> >> build my APIs.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> TJ Breitenfeldt
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Timothy Breitenfeldt
> >> >>
> >> >> Phone: 509-388-7262
> >> >>
> >> >> Skype: timothyjb310 at outlook.com
> >> >>
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