Altair GraphQL Client

A beautiful feature-rich GraphQL client for all platforms

What is Altair GraphQL Client?

The 'Altair GraphQL Client' is a user-friendly Chrome extension that allows querying on a GraphQL server even without server code access. It facilitates test runs, sets headers for requests, provides autocomplete functionalities and offers a host of other features like linting and pretty printing. Queries made are stored for future reference and the schema docs can be accessed offline once retrieved.

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By: https://altairgraphql.dev

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Users: 60,000+

Rating: 4.55 (69)

Version: 8.0.2 (Last updated: 2024-11-11)

Creation date: 2020-06-21

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

http://*/
https://*/
tabs
storage
notifications

Size: 7.11M

Email: sa*****@sirmuel.design

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 3644 ▼ 15

Other rankings

#628 in Developer Tools ▲ 1 #102 in query keyword 6 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Altair GraphQL Client (v8.0.1)

4.48

(21) 2,508+

Altair GraphQL Client (v8.0.1)

4.70

(3) 8,231+

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Extension summary

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Ever needed to query a graphQL server when you don't have access to the server code? Want to just quickly test a graphQL query? Altair makes this quite easy. You can provide your query and even specify headers to be sent with the request.

Altair comes with a number of useful features including pretty printing your query, linting your query, showing schema docs, providing autocomplete functionality, the ability to set headers for your request, etc.

Data is stored so you can continue from where you stopped. The schema docs are also available offline once they have been retrieved.

User reviews

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Pros

Works with Windows SSPI authentication, handling auth negotiation well
Lightweight tool for GraphQL testing that users prefer over Postman and Insomnia
Supports file upload functionality
User-friendly and advanced features for testing GraphQL queries
High user satisfaction based on positive reviews

Cons

Application errors related to undefined properties
Search functionality was broken in a recent update
Some users cannot see the add variables option
Occasional performance issues

Most mentioned

Loved it!! Thank you
Much better than Postman for graphql API testing
Application error related to undefined 'windowIds'
Such a handy lightweight tool for GraphQL testing

Recent reviews

Chris, 2024-07-03

I was trying to test GraphQL queries with Windows SSPI authentication. (SSPI auth handled by browser if configured properly.) I tried Postman and other tools and different Chrome extensions and this was the only one that worked by letting Chrome handle the auth. negotiation.