httpyac

httpyac is a request runner for .http and .rest files, aimed at API workflows that are easier to keep in text than in a GUI client. It can execute single requests or whole collections across HTTP and several adjacent protocols.

• Run named, tagged, line-selected, or whole-file request suites from checked-in .http and .rest files.
• Apply environments, inline variables, dotenv-backed config, and OAuth2 token generation to repeatable API calls across HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, MQTT, and related protocols.
• Execute assertions and export JSON or JUnit results for CI checks, regression tests, or agent follow-up steps.

• --json gives structured per-request summaries, responses, timestamps, durations, and test results that are straightforward to parse in shell loops.
• Non-interactive usage is solid when you pass files plus --all, --name, --line, or --tag; otherwise send falls back to an interactive selector.
• Best fit for repo-backed API workflows where request definitions live beside code and need inspect, change, and verify cycles.

• If you do not specify which request to run, the default selection path prompts through inquirer, which is awkward for unattended runs.
• Most of the value assumes you maintain request files and environment data in the project rather than issuing one-off ad hoc commands.