The story behind Hoppscotch
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A browser‑based API request builder launched from a 3–4 hour prototype on Aug 21, 2019 that wakes to 100+ GitHub/Twitter notifications and scales to 365,000 users with ~100k monthly actives and a ~12‑person contributor base. It supports REST, GraphQL, WebSockets and MQTT, offers a desktop app and browser extension, uses Vue/Nuxt frontend and Firebase backend, and monetizes via donations, self‑hosting contracts (under 100 paid installs so far) and a beta pro subscription. Name changed from Postwoman to Hoppscotch to avoid trademark risk.
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