# Command-Line Alternative to Postman for AI API Development? > Source: > Published: 2026-08-03 08:51:54+00:00 If you’re building applications with Hugging Face models or Inference Endpoints, you’ve probably used Postman to test your APIs at some point. It works well for exploring endpoints, but as our projects grew, we found ourselves wanting a workflow that fits better into automation and CI/CD. We started looking for a command-line alternative to Postman that could: After trying several options, including `curl` , `HTTPie` , and `Newman` , we’ve also been evaluating **Apidog CLI**. What I like is that I can run the same API test scenarios locally during development and then reuse them in our CI pipeline without maintaining separate GUI-based tests. For AI applications where APIs evolve frequently, keeping API validation in the terminal has made our workflow much more consistent. Has anyone else moved from Postman to a CLI-first workflow for testing AI APIs? If so, which tool has worked best for your team?