Get the latest release from GitHub Releases.

1. Download the .exe or .msi installer
2. Run the installer
3. ApiArk appears in your Start Menu

SmartScreen Warning: If Windows shows a SmartScreen warning, click "More info" → "Run anyway". This happens because we're a new application — code signing is in progress.

1. Download the correct .dmg for your Mac
2. Open the .dmg and drag ApiArk to Applications
3. On first launch: Right-click → Open (bypasses Gatekeeper for unsigned apps)

Check your chip: Apple menu → About This Mac → Chip. If it says "Apple M1/M2/M3/M4", use the aarch64 version.

AppImage:

chmod +x ApiArk_*.AppImage
./ApiArk_*.AppImage

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo dpkg -i ApiArk_*.deb

Fedora/RHEL:

sudo rpm -i api-ark-*.rpm

ApiArk includes a built-in auto-updater. When a new version is available, you'll see a non-blocking banner:

"ApiArk v0.X.X is available. [Update Now] [Release Notes] [Later]"

Updates are downloaded in the background and applied on restart. You're never forced to update.

Change your update channel in Settings → Updates.

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install -y \
 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev \
 libappindicator3-dev \
 librsvg2-dev \
 patchelf \
 libssl-dev
# Fedora
sudo dnf install -y \
 webkit2gtk4.1-devel \
 libappindicator-gtk3-devel \
 librsvg2-devel \
 patchelf \
 openssl-devel

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/berbicanes/apiark.git
cd apiark
# Install dependencies
pnpm install
# Development mode (hot-reload)
pnpm dev
# Production build
pnpm build

The built app will be in apps/desktop/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

cd apps/cli
cargo build --release
# Binary at: target/release/apiark

1. Launch ApiArk
2. Press Ctrl+K to open the Command Palette
3. Type "version" — you should see the current version
4. Send a test request to https://httpbin.org/get

If everything works, you're ready to go! Head to Getting Started for a guided tour.

Your data is safe. Uninstalling ApiArk does not delete your collections (they're YAML files in your chosen directories).

To fully remove ApiArk and its app data:

# Linux/macOS — remove app data
rm -rf ~/.apiark/
# Collections are wherever you saved them — keep or delete as needed

Windows: Uninstall from Settings → Apps. App data is in %APPDATA%/dev.apiark.app/ — delete if desired.