Sparrow

Sparrow

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Sparrow: Streamline API testing, enhance collaboration, and secure your APIs effortlessly.

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Added on Jan 7, 2026
Sparrow interface

What is Sparrow?

Sparrow is a free and open-source API testing application designed as a powerful alternative to Postman. It allows you to streamline your API testing process, organize your tests effectively, and collaborate seamlessly with your team. With Sparrow, you can ensure the security of your APIs through self-hosting, giving you complete control over your data and testing environment. Sparrow simplifies API testing by providing an intuitive interface for creating, managing, and executing API requests. It supports various HTTP methods, request parameters, and authentication mechanisms. The collaborative features enable teams to work together efficiently, share test configurations, and track testing progress. Sparrow's self-hosting capability ensures that sensitive API data remains within your infrastructure, enhancing security and compliance. Use Sparrow to test RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, and other types of web services. It's ideal for developers, QA engineers, and DevOps teams who need a reliable, secure, and collaborative API testing solution. Whether you're building new APIs or maintaining existing ones, Sparrow provides the tools you need to ensure their quality and reliability.

Key Features

Open Source & Free

Sparrow is completely free and open source, providing full transparency and community-driven development.

Self-Hosted Security

Ensure the security of your APIs by self-hosting Sparrow, keeping your sensitive data within your infrastructure.

Collaborative Testing

Enhance team collaboration with features for sharing test configurations and tracking testing progress.

Intuitive Interface

Simplify API testing with an easy-to-use interface for creating, managing, and executing API requests.

Comprehensive API Support

Supports various HTTP methods, request parameters, and authentication mechanisms for thorough API testing.

Cross-Platform Compatibility

Available for Windows and as a web application, ensuring accessibility across different environments.

Use Cases

Testing RESTful APIs
Testing GraphQL APIs
Automated API testing
Collaborative API development
API security testing
Regression testing for APIs

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