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Welcome to Nidra

Nidra is a modern, powerful API testing tool designed to make API development and testing simple, efficient, and enjoyable. Whether you're testing a REST API, managing multiple environments, or building complex test flows, Nidra provides the tools you need.

What is Nidra?​

Nidra is a desktop application for API testing that offers:

  • Intuitive Request Building: Easily create and send HTTP requests with a clean, modern interface
  • Environment Management: Manage multiple environments with parent-child relationships and variable inheritance
  • Conduits: Build powerful test flows with sequential requests, variable extraction, and assertions
  • Swagger/OpenAPI Import: Import API definitions with support for multi-version management
  • Postman Migration: Seamlessly import your existing Postman collections
  • Team Sync: Collaborate with your team using real-time synchronization

Quick Start​

Get started with Nidra in minutes:

  1. Install Nidra
  2. Send your first request
  3. Take a quick tour

Key Features​

Collections & Requests​

Organize your API requests into collections, group related requests together, and manage them efficiently.

Learn about Collections →

Environments & Variables​

Create reusable environments for different stages of your workflow (dev, staging, production) with support for parent environments and variable inheritance.

Learn about Environments →

Conduits (Test Flows)​

Build automated test sequences that chain requests together, extract variables from responses, and validate API behavior with assertions.

Learn about Conduits →

Need Help?​

About This Documentation​

This documentation is organized into several sections:

  • Getting Started: Installation and initial setup
  • Core Concepts: Fundamental concepts and features
  • Tutorials: Step-by-step guides for common tasks
  • Reference: Detailed reference material
  • Troubleshooting: Solutions to common problems