Dapi - Building API as a team | WarmIndex

Dapi is a collaborative platform that enables development teams to design, preview, track, and mock APIs together.

🚀 Overview

Dapi is a team-oriented tool designed to streamline the API development and integration process. It provides an all-in-one workspace where developers can edit OpenAPI specs, create sequence diagrams, model databases, generate documentation sites, and run mock servers.

This project solves the common pain points in API development, such as misalignment between backend and frontend teams, slow iteration on specs, and lack of shared visibility into API changes. By centralizing these tools, Dapi reduces integration time and improves tracking.

It's built for software development teams, indie makers, and any group working on APIs. The creator developed it to address real-world needs encountered while building other projects, like generating API docs from tests (via side tool Outdoc).

✨ Key Features

OpenAPI Editor: Edit and collaborate on OpenAPI specifications directly in the platform (essential for standardizing API contracts).
Sequence Diagrams: Visualize API flows and interactions to align teams on logic.
Database Modeling: Design and share database schemas alongside APIs.
API Documentation Site: Auto-generate beautiful, shareable docs.
Mock Server: Test APIs without a full backend implementation.
Team Collaboration: Invite collaborators, set up teams, share projects (up to limits in free tier).

Optional: Upcoming features mentioned in changelog context include enhanced team workspaces.

🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend: React, TypeScript (evident from open-source projects like react-nice-avatar)
Backend: Not publicly disclosed
Database: Not publicly disclosed
Auth: Email/password (via login page)
Hosting: Not publicly disclosed (likely Vercel or similar for modern React apps)

👥 Who Is This For?

This project is useful for:

Developers who want to prototype and document APIs quickly
Teams looking for alignment on API specs without endless meetings
Indie makers building backends who need mock servers and collab tools

📸 Screenshots / Demo

Live demo: https://dapiok.com
GitHub: https://github.com/dapi-labs

🔥 Project Status

🟢 Actively building

Last updated: 2026-03-24

❓ FAQ

Is this project free?

Freemium — Starter plan is free for personal use and teams trying it out (3 personal projects, 1 collaborator per project, 1 team with unlimited members, 1 team project). Paid plans available (details on /price).

Is the source code available?

No — main application is proprietary SaaS. Open-source side projects like react-nice-avatar (avatar generator) and outdoc (OpenAPI from tests) are available at https://github.com/dapi-labs.

Can I contribute?

For open-source repos, yes — open issues or submit PRs on GitHub. For the main Dapi product, provide feedback via the contact form at https://dapiok.com/contact or newsletter signup.