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The Collaborative API Development Platform

About Insomnia

Insomnia is an API development platform for debugging, designing, testing, and mocking APIs. It serves API developers and teams seeking collaborative, scalable workflows by combining local Git with cloud storage to manage API projects.

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Key Features

For teams building and maintaining APIs, Insomnia combines local Git-backed work with cloud storage to support design, testing, and collaboration across environments:

Git Sync & Cloud Storage

Version-controlled collaboration via local Git and cloud storage to keep teams in sync.

Multi-tab Editor

Work across multiple requests and projects concurrently to speed iteration.

Protocol Support

HTTP, gRPC, GraphQL, WSS, and SSE to cover diverse API needs.

Scratch Pad & Private Projects

Local experimentation with unlimited private projects and quick testing in a local workspace.

Summary

Best for API development teams, security-focused organizations, and cross-functional API delivery workflows.

Essentials

Free / monthly

  • Scratch Pad
  • REST Client
  • GRPC Client
  • GraphQL Client
  • SOAP Client
  • WebSocket Client
  • Socket.IO Client
  • SSE Client
  • Collections
  • Pre-request scripting
  • After-response scripting
  • Collection environments
  • Global environments
  • Local and private sub-environments
  • Test results
  • Collection runner
  • Amount of collection runs: Unlimited

Pro

Varies / annual

  • API Debugging
  • Design Specs
  • API Spec Editor
  • Live Preview
  • OpenAPI Linting
  • Test Writing
  • Automated API Testing in CLI
  • JavaScript API Testing
  • Test Suites
  • Create MCP Clients
  • oAuth including Dynamic Client Registration
  • Projects
  • Native Insomnia sync
  • Native Git Sync
  • Collaborators: Unlimited collaborators for 1 project
  • Per seat
  • Real-time collaboration
  • User Management
  • Invite collaborators
  • Manage RBAC on Organizations
  • Organization security
  • Private Projects
  • End-to-end encryption (E2EE)
  • Enterprise RBAC
  • Enterprise SSO
  • SAML, OIDC and more
  • Social SSO
  • Support Level: Email

Enterprise

Varies / annual

  • Custom payment options
  • Kong Customer Success
  • Kong Professional Services
  • Support Level: Enterprise

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