Insomnia

Simplify designing, debugging, and testing APIs with Insomnia

Insomnia is an open source desktop application that simplifies designing, debugging, and testing APIs. Insomnia combines an easy-to-use interface with advanced functionality, like authentication helpers, code generation, and environment variables.

You can install Insomnia on macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu.

Install Insomnia

Go to the Insomnia downloads page to download and run the installer for MacOS, or use Homebrew:

brew install --cask insomnia

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Go to the Insomnia downloads page to download and run the installer for Ubuntu, or use apt-get:

# Add to sources
curl -1sLf \
  'https://packages.konghq.com/public/insomnia/setup.deb.sh' \
  | sudo -E distro=ubuntu codename=focal bash

# Refresh repository sources and install Insomnia
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install insomnia

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Documents

Build and iterate on your OpenAPI specs to design your next API.

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Collections

Use collections to call APIs and run automated tests.

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Mock servers

Use mock servers to simulate API endpoints when building features.

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Environments

Use environments to reuse values across requests and collections.

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Insomnia Enterprise

Learn about the features available with the Enterprise plan.

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Manage Insomnia

Learn how to manage your Insomnia account and security.

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Inso CLI

Include Inso CLI in your CI/CD pipelines to automate Insomnia tasks.

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Plugins

Extend Insomnia with powerful plugins.

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Storage

Local vault

Store your Insomnia data locally on your device.

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Cloud sync

Store your Insomnia data securely in the cloud.

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Git sync

Store your Insomnia data on a Git repository.

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Security

RBAC

Use Role-based access control (RBAC) for fine-grain control over who can access which Insomnia resources.

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SSO

Set up Single Sign-On (SSO) to allow your users to log in using your preferred Identity Provider.

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SCIM

Set up System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) provisioning to manage users and teams from your Identity Provider.

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Capabilities

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Local storage
API testing
Cloud-hosted mock server
Automated API testing
End-to-End Encryption
Cloud Sync
Git Sync
Enterprise SSO (SAML, OIDC)
Enterprise support

For more details about Enterprise capabilities, see Insomnia Enterprise.

See the full feature comparison on our pricing page.

How-to guides

References & tools

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find the Insomnia changelog?

Insomnia release notes are published at https://insomnia.rest/changelog.

How often does Insomnia release updates?

Insomnia releases a major version update twice a year, publishes minor updates approximately every three weeks, and issues patches as needed. Insomnia beta builds are available roughly one week before each release. To view the latest versions, betas, and changelogs, go to the Insomnia changelog.

Insomnia

Install Insomnia

Get started

Documents

Collections

Mock servers

Environments

Insomnia Enterprise

Manage Insomnia

Inso CLI

Plugins

Storage

Local vault

Cloud sync

Git sync

Security

RBAC

SSO

SCIM

Capabilities

How-to guides

References & tools

Frequently asked questions

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