[NFBCS] Postman alternative

[Lewis Wood]

I use ThunderClient and their vscode extension.  Their CLI is what I use most.

 

It is supposed to be compatible with Postman scripts.

 

Once you configure to save to workspace for thunder in the current project it will save it to a thunderclient folder.

 

All your runs/scripts are there. You can specify iterations, variables, environments, output from one api call to another. Etc…

 

It only costs $32/year.

 

I learned how to do it in the extension which was a pain. Then I use the cli from there. I even edit the files and add the variables/etc..

 

Scripts are easy to read. 

 

You can get my instructions I created for the nfbcs Dec 14th 2025 seminar.  Did not get to present all, but you can find it here.

https://nfbcs.lewislwood.com

 

Select “thunderclient” from the combobox. The just cursor down or press “h” for heading.  Readit. 

 

Hope this helps.

 

Lewis Wood

 

 

From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ryan Stevens via NFBCS
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:21 PM
To: 'Aaron Cannon' <cannona at fireantproductions.com>; 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Ryan Stevens <rysteve at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Postman alternative

 

Okay, I’ll try it. Thanks.

 

From: Aaron Cannon <cannona at fireantproductions.com <mailto:cannona at fireantproductions.com> > 
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 2:14 PM
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Cc: Ryan Stevens <rysteve at comcast.net <mailto:rysteve at comcast.net> >
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Postman alternative

 

No direct fixes for you, but I do believe that almost anything that can be done with Postman can also be done with curl at the commandline.

 

Good luck.

 

Aaron Cannon

On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 11:07 Ryan Stevens via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org> > wrote:

Hello,

 

The phone system my company uses for our call centers has changed the way we can pull back-end data for custom reports. They are using Data Lakehouse to create Parquet files. However, their interface is difficult to work with, so they suggested using Postman for the data pull. Postman’s accessibility turns out to be worse. Does anyone use a similar app that actually works? Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Ryan Stevens

 

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