HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, TCP/TLS, and UDP.
A native alternative to Postman and Insomnia for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Built with SwiftUI and Rust
Why Reqeast?
Postman and Insomnia ship as Electron apps with multi-second startup, high memory usage, and no mobile support. Reqeast is a native SwiftUI app that covers HTTP, gRPC, and socket protocols in one workspace.
Features
Switch protocols without changing tools.
Methods, headers, params, body modes, auth, and rich response viewing with JSON tree support.
Unary and streaming RPCs with server reflection, method picker, local proto library, and hex message mode.
Open persistent connections, send messages, and inspect conversation logs in real time.
Subscribe to Server-Sent Events and monitor event payloads with structured logs.
Create persistent raw socket sessions with TLS support and full message history.
Send and receive UDP packets with host/port controls and configurable timeouts.
Use {{variable}} substitution with per-project environment sets and secret values.
Generate request code for cURL, JavaScript, Node, Python, Swift, Go, Rust, Java, and C#.
Import OpenAPI, Postman, Insomnia, Bruno, HAR, AsyncAPI, and GraphQL SDL from paste, file, or URL. Multi-file OpenAPI bundles supported.
Paste cURL, HTTPie, or wget commands. Unrecognized formats fall back to on-device Apple Intelligence parsing.
Link a project to a remote OpenAPI or Postman source. Check for updates, review changes, and apply them without losing local edits.
Export a project or folder slice as OpenAPI 3.1 or Postman Collection v2.1 for sharing or CI pipelines.
Projects, requests, proto bundles, and metadata sync across your Apple devices via iCloud.
Run requests from Shortcuts, Siri, or any automation. Each protocol has a dedicated action.
Give your AI tools direct access to requests, responses, and session history. Read-only, local, credentials stripped.
MCP
The Reqeast MCP server gives AI coding tools read-only access to your active requests, responses, and history. No credentials leave your machine.
MCP Server
The server exposes 8 read-only tools that surface your Reqeast session data to any MCP-compatible client.
Setup
Supports 17 MCP-compatible clients. Add reqeast-mcp to your AI tool's config and start debugging with context from Reqeast. Setup guide included in the app.
Compare
| Feature | Reqeast | Postman | Insomnia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native app | SwiftUI | Electron | Electron |
| iOS / iPadOS | iPhone and iPad | No | No |
| gRPC support | Built-in | Yes | Yes |
| WebSocket support | Built-in | Yes | Yes |
| SSE support | Built-in | Yes | Yes |
| TCP/TLS sockets | Built-in | No | No |
| UDP datagrams | Built-in | No | No |
| Startup time | Instant | Multi-second | Multi-second |
| iCloud sync | Built-in | Cloud (account required) | Cloud (account required) |
| Keychain credentials | Yes | No | No |
| Apple Shortcuts | Per-protocol actions | No | No |
| MCP server for AI tools | 8 read-only tools | No | No |
| OpenAPI / Postman import | Paste, file, or URL | Yes | Yes |
| Linked spec sync | URL and Git with review | Cloud workspace | No |
| Spec export | OpenAPI and Postman | Yes | Yes |
| Import commands | cURL, HTTPie, wget + AI fallback | Yes | Yes |
| Code snippets | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free to use | All features | Feature-gated | Feature-gated |
Pricing
All protocols. All core features. No limits.
What's included
One person builds this. No VC money, no data mining, no ads. Just coffee and stubbornness. A sponsorship keeps it that way.
Sponsor on GitHubFAQ
Reqeast is a native API client for Mac, iPhone, and iPad, similar to Postman or Insomnia but built with SwiftUI instead of Electron. It supports HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, TCP/TLS, and UDP in one app.
Reqeast is available on TestFlight while we wait for App Store review. Join the TestFlight beta to get started.
Reqeast supports HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, TCP/TLS, and UDP.
Yes. Unary and streaming RPCs, server reflection with a method picker, a local proto library, hex message mode, and iCloud-synced proto bundles. Apple Shortcuts can run unary gRPC calls.
Yes. All features are available at no cost. If you find it useful, you can sponsor development on GitHub.
Yes. Source is on GitHub.
Projects and requests sync across Mac, iPhone, and iPad through iCloud. Credentials are stored using Keychain. Proto bundles for gRPC also sync.
Yes. Reqeast imports OpenAPI 3.x, Swagger 2, Postman Collection v2.1, Insomnia, Bruno, HAR, AsyncAPI, and GraphQL SDL. Paste the spec, pick a file, or fetch from a URL. Multi-file OpenAPI bundles are supported.
Yes. Link a project to a remote OpenAPI or Postman source by URL or Git. Reqeast checks for updates, shows what changed, and lets you apply updates while keeping local edits where they differ.
Yes. Export a project or folder as OpenAPI 3.1 (YAML or JSON) or Postman Collection v2.1 from the File menu on macOS or the project menu on iOS and iPad.
Yes. Reqeast parses cURL, HTTPie, and wget commands. If the format isn't recognized, Apple Intelligence parses the input on-device as a fallback.
Yes. Reqeast can generate snippets for cURL, JavaScript fetch, Node axios, Python requests, Swift URLSession, Go, Rust reqwest, Java, and C#.
Yes. Reqeast supports iPhone and iPad with adaptive layouts, and shares data with macOS using iCloud.
Yes. Reqeast provides six Shortcuts actions, one for each protocol: Send HTTP Request, Send gRPC Request, Send TCP Message, Send UDP Message, Send WebSocket Message, and Listen to SSE Stream. gRPC Shortcuts support unary calls. You can trigger them from Shortcuts, Siri, or any automation.
Reqeast includes an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI coding tools read-only access to your requests, responses, history, and cookies. It runs locally on macOS, never sends credentials, and works with Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible tools. Configure it from Settings > MCP Server in the app, which includes a setup guide for each supported tool.
Rust is used in the networking layer for reliability and consistent performance under heavy IO. The app interface remains native SwiftUI.
