Fast by default
Stay in the terminal and keep your hands on the keyboard.
Open-source terminal REST client
API workflows,
untangled.
v0.9.6Compatible Script Imports
Write, send, inspect, and automate HTTP requests from readable files without leaving your terminal. Keep every collection versioned beside the code it exercises, ready for the TUI, CLI, scripts, and coding agents.
Install in one line
curl -LsSf https://noodlerest.dev/install.sh | sh
Put names, email addresses, and text directly into a JSON body with $random placeholders. Compare the template with its sample response.
Noodle v0.9.6/Feature Tour
development
Requests
body templates
assertions & captures
authentication
scripts
tests
requests
POST$base_url/comments
Request
{
"postId": 1,
"name": $random.name,
"email": $random.email,
"body": $random.loremSentence
}
Response
117B in 124ms201 Created
{
"postId": 1,
"id": 501,
"name": "Ada Lovelace",
"email": "ada@example.com",
"body": "Sent from Noodle."
}
Shortcuts from the Noodle app. Expand, copy, and send work in this demo. Other commands are shown for reference and disabled.
Made to review
Keep requests and environments readable beside your code.
Ready to automate
Use the same collection from the TUI, CLI, scripts, CI, and agents.
collections/users/get.yml
name: Get user
method: GET
url: "$base_url/users/:id"
headers:
Accept: application/json
params:
id: 42PUT/users/42200 OK87ms
BodyHeaders 12Cookies 2Timeline
{
"id": 42,
"name": "Ada Lovelace",
"role": "developer"
}Environment-aware without leaking secrets.
Switch between development, staging, and production variables. Secret declarations stay in the file while values live in the OS credential vault or process environment.
developmentactive
stagingready
productionready
API_TOKENOS credential vault
$noodle collection run ./api --env staging --json
$noodle agent install
The complete workbench
The rest of the workflow
Focused enough to stay fast, complete enough to handle real API work.
Requests
URL, params, headers, body, and auth
Responses
Text, image previews, binary downloads, headers, cookies, and results
Collections
Folders, inherited context, and Git-friendly files
Environments
Switchable variables and secure values
Scripting
Inline pre/post processing, seeded test data, and explicit persistence
Transport
Proxy, TLS, mTLS, and authentication
Portability
Import OpenAPI, Swagger, Postman, and Insomnia. Export OpenAPI and Postman.
Testing
Response assertions, scripted tests, and JSON Schema validation
Collection Runner
Ordered runs, tag filters, and CSV or JSON iteration data
Chaining
Capture response values and reuse them in later requests
Automation
Headless CLI runs, CI exit codes, and structured JSON results
Visualization
Search and explore JSON or XML responses as trees and tables
Planned directions, clearly separated from what Noodle ships today.
Advanced tests
Build deeper request checks on inline pre/post scripting.
Richer CI reporting
Expand collection runs with reports such as JUnit.
Put your API workflow where it belongs.
Install Noodle and open your first collection.
curl -LsSf https://noodlerest.dev/install.sh | sh