Hoppscotch is a free, open-source API development and testing tool. It's available for macOS, Linux, and Windows. In this tutorial, we'll walk through the steps to install Hoppscotch on macOS.
Before we get started, you will need the following:
Go to the Hoppscotch website at https://hoppscotch.io and click on the "Download for macOS" button. This will download the installer to your Downloads folder.
Navigate to your Downloads folder and double-click on the Hoppscotch installer file. This will launch the installer.
Follow the prompts in the installer to complete the installation. You'll be asked to agree to the license agreement, choose a destination folder for Hoppscotch, and confirm the installation. If prompted, enter your administrator password.
Once the installation is complete, Hoppscotch will be launched automatically.
To verify that Hoppscotch has been installed correctly, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. This should launch Hoppscotch in your browser.
You're now ready to start using Hoppscotch for API development and testing on your macOS machine.
In this tutorial, we've walked through the steps to download and install Hoppscotch on a macOS machine. With Hoppscotch installed, you can easily develop and test APIs. If you encounter any issues during installation, please refer to the Hoppscotch documentation or contact their support team for assistance.
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