DEV Community

Dharmendra
Dharmendra

Posted on

Getting Started with Requestly Local Workspace for Local Development

🚀 Getting Started with Requestly Local Workspace

A complete guide to setting up and using Local Workspace for secure, offline API development.

Local Workspace is a powerful feature in the Requestly Desktop App that allows developers to store and manage all API data locally, offering complete privacy, full control, and an offline-first workflow.

This guide will help you understand, configure, and use Local Workspace effectively.

📌 What Is Local Workspace?

Local Workspace is a workspace mode where all your data is stored locally on your machine, including:

  • ✅ API Requests
  • ✅ Collections
  • ✅ Environment Variables
  • ✅ Response history

Nothing syncs to cloud.

Nothing leaves your device.

Perfect for secure development environments. 🔒

⚠️ Note: Local Workspace is currently in early beta and available only in the Requestly Desktop App (API Client).

⭐ Key Features

🔐 Local-Only Storage

All data stays in the directory you select — completely private.

📁 Local Collections

Organize and manage API collections from your filesystem.

🌐 Offline-First

Works fully without an internet connection.

🔧 API Client Support

Supports all major HTTP methods:

  • GET
  • POST
  • PUT
  • DELETE
  • PATCH

🔄 Environment Variables

Use environment-specific variables like:

{{base_url}}
{{api_key}}
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode


`

All stored locally.

⚙️ How to Create a Local Workspace

1️⃣ Open Workspace Menu

Click the workspace name at the top-left corner of the Requestly Desktop App.

Workspace Menu

2️⃣ Select “Join or Create Workspace”

Create Workspace

3️⃣ Choose “Local Workspace”

Enter:

  • Workspace Name
  • Folder path for local storage

Recommended folder structure:


~/Requestly_Local_Workspace/

Local Workspace Selection

4️⃣ Click “Create” ✅

Your new Local Workspace is ready to use.
All API data will now be stored locally.

Workspace Created

🧪 What You Can Do Inside Local Workspace

🔍 Create & Test API Requests

Send:

  • GET
  • POST
  • PUT
  • DELETE

View JSON, raw responses, headers, and timing.

📂 Organize Collections Locally

Collections are saved as folders/files inside your chosen directory.

🔧 Use Local Environments

Keep private keys, URLs, and tokens offline.

📴 Work Completely Offline

No internet required for:

  • Running requests
  • Managing collections
  • Editing environments

🚧 Current Limitations (Beta)

Limitation Status
Only API Client supported ✅
No workspace delete UI ✅
Desktop App only ✅
Some features may change ✅

For issues, feedback, or early access:
📬 contact@requestly.io

📷 Replaceable Placeholder Screenshot Links

You can replace the following when adding real screenshots:

Purpose Link
Workspace Menu https://via.placeholder.com/1200x350.png?text=Workspace+Menu
Create Workspace https://via.placeholder.com/1200x350.png?text=Join+or+Create+Workspace
Select Workspace https://via.placeholder.com/1200x350.png?text=Select+Local+Workspace
Workspace Created https://via.placeholder.com/1200x350.png?text=Workspace+Created

✅ Summary

Local Workspace is the ideal solution for:

  • 🔒 Privacy-first development
  • 🛰️ Offline API testing
  • 🧪 Local backend workflows
  • 🗂️ Organizing secure API environments

It brings speed, confidentiality, and control to your development process.

For more updates, contributions, and documentation, visit:
👉 https://github.com/requestly/requestly

`

Top comments (0)