GitHub - berbicanes/apiark: Privacy-first API platform built with Tauri v2. No login, no cloud, ~60 MB RAM. A lightweight Postman alternative.

The API platform that respects your privacy, your RAM, and your Git workflow.

No login. No cloud. No bloat.

Postman uses 800 MB of RAM. ApiArk uses 60 MB.

Download • Features • Switching from Postman • Performance • Community • Development

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POST Request	GraphQL
WebSocket	Server-Sent Events
PUT Request	PATCH Request
DELETE Request

Why ApiArk?

Download

Latest Release

# Homebrew (macOS)
brew tap berbicanes/apiark
brew install --cask apiark

# Scoop (Windows)
scoop bucket add apiark https://github.com/berbicanes/apiark
scoop install apiark

# APT (Debian/Ubuntu)
curl -fsSL https://berbicanes.github.io/apiark-apt/install.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install apiark

git clone https://github.com/berbicanes/apiark.git
cd apiark
pnpm install
pnpm tauri build

Switching from Postman

1. Export your Postman collection (Collection v2.1 JSON)
2. Open ApiArk
3. Ctrl+K > "Import Collection" > select your file
4. Done. Your requests are now YAML files you own.

Also imports from: Insomnia, Bruno, Hoppscotch, OpenAPI 3.x, HAR, cURL.

Features

Multi-Protocol — REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE, MQTT, Socket.IO in one app. No tool has broader protocol coverage.

Local-First Storage — Every request is a .yaml file. Collections are directories. Everything is git-diffable. No proprietary formats.

Dark Mode + Themes — Dark, Light, Black/OLED themes with 8 accent colors.

TypeScript Scripting — Pre/post-request scripts with full type definitions. ark.test(), ark.expect(), ark.env.set().

Collection Runner — Run entire collections with data-driven testing (CSV/JSON), configurable iterations, JUnit/HTML reports.

Local Mock Servers — Create mock APIs from your collections. Faker.js data, latency simulation, error injection. No cloud, no usage limits.

Scheduled Monitoring — Cron-based automated testing with desktop notifications and webhook alerts. Runs locally, not on someone else's server.

API Docs Generation — Generate HTML + Markdown documentation from your collections.

OpenAPI Editor — Edit and lint OpenAPI specs with Spectral integration.

Response Diff — Compare responses side-by-side across runs.

Proxy Capture — Local intercepting HTTP/HTTPS proxy for traffic inspection and replay.

AI Assistant — Natural language to requests, auto-generate tests, OpenAI-compatible API.

Plugin System — Extend ApiArk with JavaScript or WASM plugins.

Import Everything — Postman, Insomnia, Bruno, Hoppscotch, OpenAPI, HAR, cURL. One-click migration.

Performance

Built with Tauri v2 (Rust backend + native OS webview), not Electron.

Data Format

Your data is plain YAML. No lock-in. No proprietary encoding.

# users/create-user.yaml
name: Create User
method: POST
url: "{{baseUrl}}/api/users"

headers:
  Content-Type: application/json

auth:
  type: bearer
  token: "{{adminToken}}"

body:
  type: json
  content: |
    {
      "name": "{{userName}}",
      "email": "{{userEmail}}"
    }

assert:
  status: 201
  body.id: { type: string }
  responseTime: { lt: 2000 }

tests: |
  ark.test("should return created user", () => {
    const body = ark.response.json();
    ark.expect(body).to.have.property("id");
  });

CLI

# Run a collection
apiark run ./my-collection --env production

# With data-driven testing
apiark run ./my-collection --data users.csv --reporter junit

# Import a Postman collection
apiark import postman-export.json

No Lock-In Pledge

If you decide to leave ApiArk, your data leaves with you. Every file is a standard format. Every database is open. We will never make it hard to switch away.

Community

• GitHub Discussions — Ideas, Q&A, show & tell
• GitHub Issues — Bug reports and feature requests

Translations

ApiArk UI supports internationalization via react-i18next. Currently available in English.

Help us translate ApiArk into your language! See the locales/ directory and submit a PR.

Development

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Run in development mode
pnpm tauri dev

# TypeScript check
pnpm -C apps/desktop exec tsc --noEmit

# Build for production
pnpm tauri build

Project Structure

apiark/
├── apps/
│   ├── desktop/           # Tauri v2 desktop app
│   │   ├── src/           # React frontend
│   │   └── src-tauri/     # Rust backend
│   ├── cli/               # CLI tool (Rust)
│   ├── mcp-server/        # MCP server for AI editors
│   └── vscode-extension/  # VS Code extension
├── packages/
│   ├── types/             # Shared TypeScript types
│   └── importer/          # Collection importers
└── docs/                  # Documentation and legal

Tech Stack

Frontend: React 19, TypeScript, Vite 6, Zustand, Tailwind CSS 4, Monaco Editor, Radix UI

Backend: Rust, Tauri v2, reqwest, tokio, tonic (gRPC), axum (mock servers), deno_core (scripting)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Check out the GitHub Issues for open tasks and feature requests.

License

MIT

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