Hacker News with Generative AI: API Development

From OpenAPI spec to MCP: How we built Xata's MCP server (xata.io)
Learn how we built an OpenAPI-driven MCP server using Kubb, custom code generators, and Vercel’s Next.js MCP adapter.

OpenAPI, Serverless, API Development, Software Development, JavaScript

45 points by tudorg 34 days ago | 17 comments

Postman is logging all your secrets and environment variables (medium.com)
I was originally investigating this report that Postman is not HIPAA compliant. I found that Postman is not just wholly unsuitable for anyone testing a healthcare application — it has virtually zero regard for the privacy of any of its users, and has probably logged every secret string you have ever given it.

Security, Privacy, Software, API Development

50 points by primitivesuave 42 days ago | 9 comments

Show HN: Devv – launch your API services in minutes (devv.ai)
Devv transforms your prompts into secure, auto-scaling backends.

API Development, Backend Development, Cloud Services, AI

9 points by jiayuanzhang 128 days ago | 1 comments

Show HN: OpenAstra – Chat based open-source alternative to Postman (github.com/srikanth235)
A chat-based open source development platform for API discovery and testing.

Open Source, API Development, Testing, Chatbots

24 points by srikanth235 128 days ago | 7 comments

Hoppscotch: Open source alternative to Postman / Insomnia (github.com/hoppscotch)
Open source API development ecosystem - https://hoppscotch.io (open-source alternative to Postman, Insomnia)

Open Source, API Development, Tools

177 points by the_arun 147 days ago | 126 comments

Show HN: API Parrot – Automatically Reverse Engineer HTTP APIs (apiparrot.com)
API Parrot is the tool specifically designed to reverese engineer the HTTP APIs of any website. Making life easier for developers looking to automate, integrate or scrape websites without public APIs.

API Development, Web Development, Reverse Engineering, Automation, Web Scraping

456 points by pvarghav 177 days ago | 117 comments

Show HN: PostgREST API in Rust (Supports PG/MySQL/SQLite/ClickHouse) (github.com/subzerocloud)
subZero is a fast, Rust-powered library designed to simplify building REST APIs and backend services.

Rust, API Development, Database, Open Source, Software

33 points by ruslan_talpa 272 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Zudoku – Open-Source Documentation Framework for APIs (github.com/zuplo)