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OpenReq
What it is
OpenReq is a community-driven API testing tool available as a self-hosted web application and desktop software. It supports HTTP, WebSocket, and GraphQL requests, with visual test flows and collection runs. Tests can include assertions, scripts, delays, conditions, loops, and reports, and the tool can generate code for cURL, Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, C#, and PHP. Collections can be published as read-only API documentation links, optionally protected by passwords; viewers do not need accounts. Integrations include Ollama, Postman, OpenAPI, raw cURL, Chrome, and Electron. With Ollama, local AI features can run without a cloud API key or data leaving the machine. The project is released under the MIT License, and API testing has no stated usage limits or subscription tiers. Its Windows desktop client is frontend-only and needs a separately hosted backend. Most API endpoints use JWT bearer authentication, while local proxy preparation and completion use HMAC-signed tokens. No formal support channels or security certifications are stated.
For and against
For
- Supports HTTP, WebSocket, and GraphQL requests.
- Test flows include assertions, scripts, and reports.
- Generates code in seven listed languages.
- Shared documentation links need no viewer account.
- API testing has no stated usage limits.
Against
- Windows desktop client requires a separately hosted backend.
- No formal support channels are listed.
- No security certifications are stated.
The verdict
OpenReq combines API testing, code generation, and shareable documentation without subscription tiers. Check the Windows backend requirement if you plan to use that client.
Who it suits
OpenReq suits developers who want to build API tests, run collections, or share read-only API documentation. Users of the Windows desktop client need a separately hosted backend.
Plans and prices
Free and open source
Self-hosted web application · Standalone desktop application · Windows desktop client · No subscription tiers
Read 20 Sep 2026 · openreq.app
Free Forever
Read 28 Sep 2026 · openreq.app
On the record
- Local AI Privacy
- Ollama enables local AI features without a cloud API key or data leaving the machine.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- API Doc Sharing
- Collections can become read-only public API documentation links with optional passwords.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- API documentation
- Yesopenreq.app · read 20 Sep 2026
- API Testing
- Supports visual test flows, collection runs, assertions, scripts, delays, conditions, loops, and reports.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Automated test runs
- Yesopenreq.app · read 20 Sep 2026
- Available Platforms
- Windows desktop apps, self-hosted web, Chrome extension, and Electron client.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Billing Requirement
- There are no subscription tiers to compare.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Certifications
- No security certifications are stated on the page.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Code Generation
- Generates code for cURL, Python, JavaScript, Go, Java, C#, and PHP.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Company Status
- OpenReq is community-driven and released under the MIT License.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Desktop Client Limit
- The Windows desktop client is frontend-only and requires a separately hosted backend.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Free Tier Limits
- API testing has no stated usage limits.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- GraphQL support
- Yesopenreq.app · read 20 Sep 2026
- gRPC support
- Noopenreq.app · read 20 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Integrates with Ollama, Postman, OpenAPI, raw cURL, Chrome, and Electron.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Pricing Model
- Free and open source with no subscription tiers.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Protocol Support
- HTTP, WebSocket, and GraphQL requests are supported as first-class request types.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
- Secure Handshake
- Local proxy preparation and completion use HMAC-signed tokens.openreq.app · read 28 Sep 2026
