# resterm

> Terminal API client and workbench for HTTP, GraphQL, and gRPC

Resterm is a terminal-based API client and workbench built around plain .http and .rest files. It supports HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and SSE with scripted tests, workflows, mock servers, and traffic recording. It runs interactively as a TUI or headlessly via the CLI for CI pipelines.

- Source: https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm
- Homepage: https://resterm.app
- License: Apache-2.0
- Built with: Go 98.0%, Other 2.0%
- Stars: 1997
- Forks: 60
- Contributors: 6
- Last commit: 2026-10-29
- Latest release: v1.17.0 (2026-10-27)
- Purpose: Developer tools, API tools
- Type: CLI, Library / SDK
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 66/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 17/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 6/15
- Readiness: 8/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [v1.17.0](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/tag/v1.17.0). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Windows:

- [resterm_Windows_arm64.exe](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Windows_arm64.exe) (61 MB, 7 downloads)
- [resterm_Windows_x86_64.exe](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Windows_x86_64.exe) (65 MB, 47 downloads)

macOS:

- [resterm_Darwin_arm64](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Darwin_arm64) (62 MB, 13 downloads)
- [resterm_Darwin_x86_64](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Darwin_x86_64) (66 MB, 2 downloads)

Linux:

- [resterm_Linux_arm64](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Linux_arm64) (60 MB, 8 downloads)
- [resterm_Linux_x86_64](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Linux_x86_64) (64 MB, 78 downloads)

To check the files: [resterm_Darwin_arm64.sha256](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Darwin_arm64.sha256), [resterm_Darwin_x86_64.sha256](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Darwin_x86_64.sha256), [resterm_Linux_arm64.sha256](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Linux_arm64.sha256), [resterm_Windows_x86_64.exe.sha256](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Windows_x86_64.exe.sha256), [resterm_Windows_arm64.exe.sha256](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Windows_arm64.exe.sha256), [resterm_Linux_x86_64.sha256](https://github.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm/releases/download/v1.17.0/resterm_Linux_x86_64.sha256)

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/unkn0wn-root/resterm
Updated: 2026-10-30