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I created https://microapis.io https://microapis.io to make it easier to launch API mock servers in the cloud with one click, no signup or login required. The

I created https://microapis.io https://microapis.io to make it easier to launch API mock servers in the cloud with one click, no signup or login required. The problem I found with most existing providers is they require you to create an account and often subscribe before you can use their services. For a quick test that's excessive overhead. Until recently I was using prism[1] to run the mock server locally, but it's very limited when it comes to configuration and you have to install and run it locally, which again it's an unnecessary overhead when you want to run a simple test. I've been using microapis.io for a few months now with my clients and it's proving a life saver to run integration tests and to help the frontend and the backend teams to work separately while ensuring they both comply with the same API specification. [1] https://github.com/stoplightio/prism https://github.com/stoplightio/prism

dukeofharen 5y ago
Nice, will certainly check your project out. I created HttPlaceholder[1] some time ago. It is an open source mock server, which right now only has an on-prem version. I also have ideas to make a hosted version. [1]: https://github.com/dukeofharen/httplaceholder https://github.com/dukeofharen/httplaceholder Edit: after looking through the comments, I found some 5 other HTTP mock server implementations XD Not that it's bad, just seems to be a problem that is tackled very often.
- abunuwas 5y ago
  haha true, I guess there's a general feeling of dissatisfaction with the existing tools and frameworks, they're clearly not serving our needs so we have to create our own tooling. Thanks for linking your project, it looks awesome and very mature - gave you a star in GitHub!