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Install apipost with Homebrew Cask
Platform for API documentation, debugging, Mock and testing. Version 8.2.7 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Platform for API documentation, debugging, Mock and testing
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
Apipost is a cross-platform API lifecycle workspace for designing and documenting APIs, sending and debugging requests, creating mocks, and running automated tests.
Project history
Apipost has evolved through several major client generations. Official documentation distinguishes legacy V5–V7 data from V8 and provides migration guidance for older projects.
Adoption history
Apipost expanded from a desktop API client into a cross-platform workspace supporting Windows, macOS, Linux, and the web. Its documentation emphasizes team collaboration as well as offline use.
How it is used
Developers use Apipost to organize API projects, define requests, manage shared parameters and authentication, generate documentation and mock data, and execute debugging or automated-test workflows.
Why package nerds care
Apipost occupies the same toolchain niche as API clients and collaborative API-design suites, combining request debugging, documentation, mocks, automated tests, and project sharing in one application.
Timeline
- 2019: Official pricing material documented an established Apipost product line.
- V5: Offline use without signing in became an advertised capability.
- V8: A new major-generation workspace and migration path replaced the legacy V6/V7 line.
Related projects
- The official documentation describes importing Postman projects and integrating Apipost with IDE plugins, OpenAPI access, and an MCP server.
Sources
- https://doc.apipost.cn/
- https://wiki.apipost.cn/
- https://wiki.apipost.cn/docs/install/
- source_facts.description
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for apipost. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version8.2.7
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.apipost.cn/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:apipost |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.2.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/apipost |
| Homepage | https://www.apipost.cn/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.apipost.cn/ |
| Source archive | https://www.apipost.cn/dl.php?client=Mac&arch=arm64&version=8.2.7 |
| SHA-256 | 947e85bd8dd471b52ff2a9e98a3e47713d37e259d1c8c99f0ef2ff9ceffa1e3d |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | apipost |
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| Artifacts | |
| Auto Updates | yes |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkgdb category and tag curation