HTTPie, Inc.
Making APIs simple and intuitive for those building the tools, apps, and technologies of our time. HTTPie aims to create a human-centric yet powerful product that helps developers and teams throughout the API lifecycle.
At a Glance
- Software developers and engineers
- API developers and testers
- DevOps and infrastructure teams
- Backend engineers
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HTTPie
API Testing Client for Developers
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Latest News
Changelog #0027 - Export/import, path params, copy as command, and more
Changelog #0026 - UI refresh, IDE-like features, enhanced variable system
HTTPie raises $6.5M Seed Round from Coatue, Blossom Capital, and founders of Intercom, Checkout.com, and Monzo
Changelog #0021 - Advanced import, GraphQL schema support, and more
Products & Services
Modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. Features JSON support, syntax coloring, formatted output, authentication methods, sessions, downloads, plugins, and extensive customization. Available via apt, brew, choco, pip, port, snap, and yum.
Cross-platform API testing client with graphical interface for Web, Mac, Windows, and Linux. Features real-time sync, collaboration via spaces and collections, GraphQL support with schema auto-fetching, variable system, and offline-first architecture. Currently in public beta.
First AI assistant for API testing integrated into HTTPie for Web & Desktop. Allows users to create HTTP requests using natural language prompts, supports multiple languages, provides AI-generated request names, and can work with both low-level components and high-level intents for public APIs.
Market Position
HTTPie positions itself as a human-centric, developer-friendly alternative to tools like Postman, Insomnia, and Bruno. Key differentiators include: (1) Open-source CLI tool with large community (47,000+ GitHub stars before the 2022 incident), (2) First API testing platform with AI assistant capabilities, (3) Offline-first architecture with real-time sync, (4) Sleek, macOS-inspired UI design by Evil Martians, (5) Cross-platform availability across Terminal, Web, and Desktop, (6) Focus on simplicity and intuitive experience vs. feature bloat. The CLI tool is particularly praised as a more user-friendly alternative to curl for command-line API testing.
Leadership
Founders
Jakub Roztocil
CTO & Co-founder at Enjoy Prague (2018-2020), CTO & Co-founder at Homewings, Self Employed at Subtle Apps (2005-2020), worked at Opbeat helping transition the core codebase from MVP to production-ready quality. Attended Charles University and Copenhagen University. Based in Prague with 14 years of experience building developer tools and consumer web products.
Executive Team
Jakub Roztocil
Founder & CEO
Software engineer and founder with 14 years of experience building developer tools and consumer web products. Previously CTO & Co-founder at Enjoy Prague and Homewings.
Claudia Delgado
Product Manager
Product management professional who has worked with HTTPie. Previously held product management roles at other companies.
Founding Story
HTTPie began in 2012 as an open-source CLI tool created by Jakub Roztocil to solve inefficiencies in API testing. The first public release was published on February 25, 2012, from Copenhagen. The CLI tool became one of the top projects on GitHub with over 47,000 stars. In 2020, HTTPie Inc. was founded to build upon this success by creating a collaborative platform for API development that utilizes artificial intelligence, expanding beyond the terminal to web and desktop applications.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Freemium SaaS model with API usage and subscriptions. Free tier available for HTTPie CLI (open source) and HTTPie Web & Desktop with basic features. Paid plans for teams and enterprises with collaboration features, advanced functionality, and support.
Pricing Tiers
HTTPie CLI is fully open source and free. HTTPie for Web & Desktop offers a free tier for individual use with core features, incognito mode, and AI assistant (during preview).
Paid plans available for teams with collaboration features, real-time sync, spaces, collections, and enhanced support.
Enterprise plan with unlimited private APIs, single sign-on, advanced security, and dedicated customer success.
Target Markets
- Software developers and engineers
- API developers and testers
- DevOps and infrastructure teams
- Backend engineers
- Full-stack developers
- QA and testing professionals
- Testing and debugging REST APIs
- Testing GraphQL APIs
- Interacting with HTTP servers and web services
- API development and prototyping
- Command-line API testing and automation
- Team collaboration on API projects