Slumber
Shares rank 3 of 5 API clients by recommenders
Free terminal HTTP client people praise for polish, simplicity and quick setup; critics mention screen reader problems and missing keys.
Free terminal HTTP client people praise for polish, simplicity and quick setup; critics mention screen reader problems and missing keys.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Simple, polished, quick to get running
“with enough polish and a little bit of passion like this Slumber app, they do become worth sharing”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client” “looks nice when you want to quickly get something up and running”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client” “slumber has a very nice and simple cli”
Comment from 6 Nov 2025 in “Ratatui – App Showcase” Integrations like OpenAPI and Neovim
“OpenAPI integration is a great feature.”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client” “Love the support for neovim integration”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Short JSON response display
“10-20ish lines for the json response is really, really not enough”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client” Missing delete key and hyperlink support
“Delete key does not exist, Fn-Backspace does not work too.”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client” “the software does not follow a hyperlink”
Comment from 22 May 2026 in “Slumber a TUI HTTP Client”
Other API clients people recommend
The four most recommended other API clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postman | 17 | 35 | 33% | 9 | — | — |
| Bruno API client | 11 | 3 | 79% | 8 | — | Approved |
| SlumberThis page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Voiden | 9 | 5 | 64% | 6 | — | — |
| Kvile | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I've already made the switch. Since then, my family and I have been doing better.”
“with enough polish and a little bit of passion like this Slumber app, they do become worth sharing”
“OpenAPI integration is a great feature.”
“Delete key does not exist, Fn-Backspace does not work too.”
“Doesn't feel particularly accessible, NVDA kept yelling at me all kinds of confusing things”
“10-20ish lines for the json response is really, really not enough”
“the software does not follow a hyperlink”
“looks nice when you want to quickly get something up and running”
“Love the support for neovim integration”
“slumber has a very nice and simple cli”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.