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Lucas Andrade
Lucas Andrade

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[PITCH] I built an online API Client (an alternative to Insomnia)

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For those who don’t know me: I’m kind of a madman, been developing software for 4+ years, and I often create random projects based on some brief pain I experience. The latest one is Trevo.rest, an online API Client I built because I was tired of opening a full-blown app on a slow PC just to send a simple request.

The other day, I had an issue with bomdemorar.com while I was out. If I could’ve tested the API from my phone—my god, life would’ve been so much easier.

So I thought: why not build a lightweight, straightforward API Client that runs entirely in the browser?

And just like that, Trevo was born. Open the site, and boom—you can send requests, test your APIs, and move on with your day. No downloads, no hassle.

Besides the basics, I’m already working on some cool upgrades:

✅ Request history to make life easier
✅ Better UX for saving and organizing requests
✅ WebSocket support (because real-time testing should be simpler)
✅ Collection export/import

I built this to solve my own problem, but if others find it useful, even better! No login required, fully online, and with request history. You can try it out right now at www.trevo.rest 🚀

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