New API protocol support:Alongside existing support for REST, gRPC, WebSockets and GraphQL, Kong Insomnia 8.0 introduces support for Server-Sent Events ( SSE ).

Kong’s biggest news today is that its acquired Floating Keyboard Software, which does business as Insomnia and offers a popular open source API testing platform of the same name.

Within the Insomnia Designer UI, users can select Kong Plugins for capabilities such as authentication or rate-limiting to govern their API’s behaviour and input it directly into their code.

Kong has announced a new managed service for running Kong Gateways so developers don’t have to worry about the underlying infrastructure.

Palladino said Kong Insomnia’s new AI functionality and the promised updates to come will have the effect of reshaping the API development tool landscape.

Additionally, Kong Insomnia 8.0 introduces new real-time collaboration functionality, allowing users to seamlessly work together on API design projects in a way reminiscent of collaborating on a ...