Insomnia

Create a Request Collection for the microservice.

Set up a 'Global Environment' with the necessary JWT auth tokens.

Import the .proto files for gRPC services.

Trigger requests and inspect real-time headers and trailers.

Create a 'Design Document' using OpenAPI 3.0/3.1 specs.

Use the real-time previewer to visualize the API documentation.

Share the document with stakeholders via Git Sync.

Generate a mock server from the spec to allow frontend teams to begin work.

Write unit tests in the 'Tests' tab using Chai-like assertions.

Group tests into 'Test Suites' covering critical paths.

Export the test suite configuration for Inso CLI.

Integrate Inso into the GitHub Actions workflow to block failing PRs.

Enable End-to-End Encryption in the Insomnia settings.

Invite team members to a workspace using RBAC.

Share encrypted environment variables across the team.

Use the 'Scratchpad' for non-synced, sensitive local testing.

Input the GraphQL endpoint URL.

Insomnia automatically fetches the schema via introspection.

Use the schema explorer to click-and-add fields to the query.

Utilize autocomplete and linting to refine the query structure.

Create requests with XML body types.

Use a custom Node.js plugin to transform JSON inputs into XML payloads.

Verify responses using the Pretty-print XML viewer.

Automate the conversion tests through the Inso CLI.

Run the request multiple times to observe timing breakdowns (DNS, TCP, TLS, Content Transfer).

Review the 'Timeline' tab for detailed request/response headers.

Log the latency results into a shared collection for team review.

Compare performance metrics across different staging environments.