Open Source, Path Params, and Query Import

Welcome to the first release after the open-sourcing of Yaak! In case you missed the news, check out the full-length Announcement Post.

Yaak also has a new Feedback Site, powered by FeatureBase, so submitting and managing feedback will be a much nicer experience!

Okay, let’s jump into the goodies of this release.

🪄 URL Path Parameters

APIs that use a lot of GET requests can end up having a lot of really long URLs. For example:

https://api.example.com/users/usr_123/comments/cmt_123

This is a pain because it can be challenging to edit the segments of a URL. Now you can use the :placeholder syntax to populate a URL path segment. Yaak will automatically add these placeholders as entries in the Params tab.

URL path parameter — Path parameter placeholders for easy editing

Tip: Click the placeholders in the URL to navigate directly to the Param!

📋 Import querystring on paste

Yaak will now automatically import any querystring parameters into the Params tab after pasting into the URL bar. This is a huge time-saver for those who frequently copy-paste URLs into Yaak.

Other fixes and improvements

🛠️ Fixed

Highlight as JSON when Content-Type incorrectly text/html(feedback )
JSON highlighting should work with +json content-types(feedback )
It’s not possible to create a top-level folder(feedback )
Import nested folders not working(feedback )
Better spacing of app header with different font sizes(feedback )
Endless loading when using Response fn in env var(feedback )
Fix windows/Linux close icon color
Fix interface zoom
Handle non-utf8 charsets in responses
Remove GraphQL introspection interval

💄 Improved

Selected tab state per request(feedback )
Copy response button on Response History menu
Check for updates less often on stable vs beta