We just noticed that Postman will no longer allow the offline mode and forces user to login in order to save a request to a collection. This is a catastrophic change of operation for this App. We will certainly will not get an IT Security clearance for syncing any of the companies details to Postma…

Hey there @hbertsch , We’re sunsetting the scratchpad and replacing it with a new lightweight API Client that still allows to send requests and keep a history: Announcing the New Lightweight Postman API Client | Postman Blog You can check out our Trust Center to learn more about how Postman makes s…

@arlemi It seems like both you and the documentation intentionally obfuscate your answers to this question. That blog post says: All of your work in the lightweight API Client is stored locally and isn’t synced online with Postman. After you sign in to Postman, you can move your open requests an…

[image] FXStar6931: @henningbertsch seems to agree – there is simply no reason to do this, not even one of convenience. I only ever develop on one machine. I don’t need to sync anything. Entirely agree, i’m now faced with a migration headache. Pick another tool or just bit the bullet move eve…

I am honestly a little astonished that this thread did not gain more attention. Our genuine concern stems from the potential exposure of highly confidential business logic, especially evident in pre- and post-request scripts when using cloud platforms. These scripts are of a sensitive nature and, a…

I cannot agree more , the end of life of scratchpad beein in 10 days now , there is no super clear communication since the one of may and the announcing of the new lighweight Client we may trust that Postman keep safely those secret, but sharing very sensitive info some time conflict with corporat…

I’m amazed by the lack of common sense through this initiative from the Postman team. That’s definitely a huge fail. A lot of people (me included) are already looking for a replacement.

I made this account just to reply here, and maybe get some good lead on alternative api clients. (I have ZERO interest in using this account to login to Postman client and sharing company data into their cloud). This app has also become really really slow and bloated compared to before, don’t know …

Same as @q3dm17 , only made this account to reply. Sad that Postman is being implemented this way and definitely will not get approved by my security department. If you are fortunate like me, I still had the installer from an older version which I used to re-install Postman and add the following to…

Hey folks :wave: , The FAQ section on the blog post address the questions and comments that have been raised in this topic. This contains information about how Postman protects your data and it provides a link to our Security & Trust Portal , where you will find additional details about our produc…

Postman version 10: no more offline mode renders Postman useless for many developers

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hbertsch (Pixel Patchwork) September 4, 2023, 7:58am 7

Thank you @flasnemurex for pointing out the hoppscotch project. I will have a look at it too. My guess (and hope) is, that sooner or later an open source alternative will be profiting from the current “forced cloud” move of Postman.

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Postman version 10: no more offline mode renders Postman useless for many developers

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