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Request Inbox

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A self-hosted alternative to Postman

Apache License 2.0Open Source — No PaywallSingle Container — single container — minimal hosting footprintDocker · Compose · SourceNo external DBTelemetry: Opt-Out1 active committer (12mo)

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Request Inbox is a web application for capturing and inspecting HTTP requests during testing and debugging. It is positioned as a free alternative to webhook.site and webhookinbox.com, making it...

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Features

  • create/list/delete inboxes
  • HTTP request capture
  • custom responses
  • request inspection
  • request deletion
  • callbacks
  • callback retry
  • light and dark themes
  • inbox search
  • auto-refresh

Details

Last Updated
Sep 6, 2026
Created
Oct 28, 2023
Install Methods
dockerdocker-composesource
Requirements
DockerDocker ComposeGo 1.26.6+Node.js 20+BadgerDBDynamoDBAWS LambdaAPI GatewayS3CloudFront
Authentication
oauthlocal
API
REST
Backup & Export
file-backupdatabase-dump
Runtime / Stack
Docker
Privacy & Independence
Telemetry: Opt-outCloud: Optional
User Model
Multi-User
Deployment

Deployment: Docker Compose ✓Single Container — minimal hosting footprintsingle container

Run Request Inbox with Docker Compose

Compose file from the Request Inbox project repository.

1 service

no resource limits declared

needs persistent storage (1 volume)

docker-compose.yml · @ 0d27e11 · scanned Sep 23, 2026

services:
  request-inbox:
    build:
      context: .
      dockerfile: Dockerfile
    ports:
      - "80:80"
      - "8080:8080"
    environment:
      - API_MODE=server
      - API_HTTP_PORT=8080
      - CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS=http://localhost
      - DB_ENGINE=badger
      - DB_BADGER_PATH=/app/data
      - GIN_MODE=release
      - ENABLE_PRINT_CONFIG=false
      - ENABLE_CALLBACK_URL_VALIDATION=false
      - ENABLE_LISTING_PUBLIC_INBOX=true
    volumes:
      - inbox-data:/app/data
    restart: unless-stopped
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--quiet", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost/api/v1/health"]
      interval: 30s
      timeout: 10s
      retries: 3
      start_period: 40s

volumes:
  inbox-data:
    driver: local

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