Mockoon Mock Api Server Cli

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name: "Mockoon Local Mock API Server and CLI for API Development"
slug: "mockoon-mock-api-server-cli"
description: "Mockoon is the fastest way to run mock REST APIs locally. It provides a desktop application and a CLI for creating mock API servers with dynamic response templates, proxy mode, OpenAPI import, and request logging — no account required, fully open source."
github_stars: 8196
verification: "security_reviewed"
source: "https://github.com/mockoon/mockoon"
category: "Developer Tools"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  github_repo: "mockoon/mockoon"
  github_stars: 8196
---

# Mockoon Local Mock API Server and CLI for API Development

Mockoon is the fastest way to run mock REST APIs locally. It provides a desktop application and a CLI for creating mock API servers with dynamic response templates, proxy mode, OpenAPI import, and request logging — no account required, fully open source.

## Installation

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- Mockoon is the easiest and quickest way to design and run mock APIs. No remote deployment, no account required, free and open-source.
- It combines a [desktop application](https://mockoon.com/download/) to design and run mock servers locally, and a [CLI](https://mockoon.com/cli/) to self-host your fake APIs. A [cloud](#subscribe-to-mockoon-cloud) is a...
- CLI to run your mock in headless environments, CI, etc.

- Source: https://github.com/mockoon/mockoon
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mockoon/mockoon/HEAD/README.md

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