Meet the all new API Orbit 26!

Release Note 2025-09-14 · Stanislav Makushov

Meet the all new API Orbit 26!

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API Orbit 26 marks a major milestone.

Rebuilt from the ground up with AI tools, blazing-fast performance, and a fresh design , it’s more than just an update — it’s a complete evolution of how developers work with APIs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

🚀 Fresh Design, Native Power

The app now runs on a fully native SwiftUI lifecycle , making it feel at home across all Apple platforms: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and even visionOS.

No Electron, no bloat — just pure Apple-grade performance.

API Orbit 26 interface on MacBook, iPad, and iPhone with an open JSON request — API Orbit 26 runs natively across all Apple devices — from iPhone to Mac — offering a unified interface for API testing

🤖 AI-Powered Features

API Orbit 26 integrates built-in AI assistants for developers:

Generate Swift, Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, or Java models directly from JSON.
Instantly create mock request bodies to speed up testing.
Summarize long JSON responses into human-readable insights.
Auto-generate documentation for any API response.

API Orbit 26 AI assistant generating data models in multiple languages from JSON response — The AI assistant in API Orbit 26 can instantly generate data models in 10 languages, including Swift, Kotlin, TypeScript, Python, and more

📊 Detailed Metrics at Your Fingertips

Every request now comes with detailed performance metrics :

Response time, payload size, redirects, and status codes.
Perfect for debugging and benchmarking APIs at scale.

API Orbit 26 request metrics panel on iPad showing detailed connection and response timings — API Orbit 26 provides detailed request metrics — from DNS lookup to TLS handshake and response time — giving developers full visibility into API performance

🎥 Media Support

Go beyond plain JSON. API Orbit now handles:

images
audio
video
PDFs
and even streams

All directly in the response viewer.

API Orbit 26 response viewer displaying a video playback inside the app — API Orbit 26 goes beyond JSON — supporting media responses like images, audio, video, streams, and PDFs directly in the app

🌳 Advanced JSON Handling

We’ve reimagined how you work with data:

Custom-built JSON tree viewer optimized for huge payloads.
JSONPath search with filters, logical operators, and recursive queries.
Hex viewer for raw binary data.

API Orbit 26 on Mac showing response body options including JSON Tree, Raw, and Hex viewers — On macOS, API Orbit 26 lets you switch between JSON Tree, Raw, and Hex views, with built-in AI tools for summarization, model generation, and documentation

💻 Optimized for Every Device

On iPhone, it’s compact and minimal.
On iPad, you get a split-pane layout perfect for multitasking.
On Mac, it feels like a lightweight IDE tailored for API testing.
On Vision Pro, you can surround yourself with APIs in spatial windows.

API Orbit 26 on iPad showing split-pane layout with collections on the left and JSON response on the right — On iPad, API Orbit 26 offers a split-pane layout that makes multitasking and navigating between requests effortless

✨ What’s Next?

API Orbit 26 is not just an update.

It’s the foundation for the future of native, AI-driven API development tools.

Try it today — and take your API workflows to the next level.

Download on theApp Store

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