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Req - Test APIs with Terminal Velocity

A terminal-based API client built for the Boot.dev Hackathon 2025.

Features

  • Terminal user interface with beautiful TUI
  • Request collections and organization
  • Demo data generation with realistic APIs
  • Request builder with tabs for body, headers, query params
  • Production-ready logging system

Tech Stack

The project uses:

  1. Go for core logic and HTTP operations
  2. Bubble Tea for terminal user interface
  3. SQLite for file-based storage
  4. SQLC for type-safe database operations
  5. Goose for database migrations

Installation

go install github.com/maniac-en/req@v0.1.0
req

What's Implemented

  • Collections CRUD operations (create, edit, delete, navigate)
  • Request builder interface with tabbed editing
  • Endpoint browsing with sidebar navigation
  • Demo data generation (JSONPlaceholder, ReqRes, HTTPBin APIs)
  • Beautiful warm color scheme with vim-like navigation
  • Pagination and real-time search filtering

Coming Soon

  • HTTP request execution (core feature)
  • Response viewer with syntax highlighting
  • Endpoint management (add/edit endpoints)
  • Environment variables support
  • Export/import functionality

Try It Out

GitHub: https://github.com/maniac-en/req
Installation: go install github.com/maniac-en/req@v0.1.0
Usage: Just run req in your terminal!

The app works completely offline with no external dependencies required.

This blog is built with ❤️ using pyssg - A guided learning project at boot.dev