Local drop-in replacement services for CI and no-network sandboxes. Fully stateful, production-fidelity API emulation. Not mocks.
npx emulateAll services listen on IPv4 loopback (127.0.0.1) by default. No config file needed:
- Vercel on
http://localhost:4000 - GitHub on
http://localhost:4001 - Google on
http://localhost:4002 - Slack on
http://localhost:4003 - Apple on
http://localhost:4004 - Microsoft on
http://localhost:4005 - Okta on
http://localhost:4006 - AWS on
http://localhost:4007 - Resend on
http://localhost:4008 - Stripe on
http://localhost:4009 - MongoDB Atlas on
http://localhost:4010 - Clerk on
http://localhost:4011 - Linear on
http://localhost:4012 - Twilio on
http://localhost:4013
Stripe webhooks configured with a secret include a Stripe-Signature header signed over the timestamp and raw request body.
Slack event callbacks use X-Slack-Request-Timestamp and X-Slack-Signature when slack.signing_secret is configured. The signature is an HMAC-SHA256 over v0:<timestamp>:<raw-body>; configure the receiver with the same secret and verify against the unparsed request body. Existing event subscriptions remain unsigned when the secret is absent or empty.
Resend POST /emails and POST /emails/batch support 24-hour Idempotency-Key replay, returning the original email IDs without duplicate emails or webhooks. Optional resend.allowlist restrictions let tests reject recipients while resend.send_attempts records accepted and rejected sends.
Build and share emulators for the third-party HTTP APIs your app uses. Define a provider's behavior in TypeScript, run it alongside built-in services, and reuse it in tests and framework adapters. emulate provides seeds, resets, persistence, and request/state inspection.
Start from a working scaffold and adapt its routes and state to your provider:
npm install -D emulate
npx emulate init --custom inventory
npx emulate start --watchThe scaffold implements reservations, stock changes, cancellation, and out-of-stock errors. It creates a runnable Node test and adds the service to a discovered YAML, JSON, TypeScript, or JavaScript config. For an unusual executable config, it prints the import and service entry to add manually. init prints the test command and directs you to the service URL and Inspector link printed by start; the port depends on the config. Watch mode retries when a missing local import is created, including outside the config directory. Use the inspector to view requests and state or reset to the initial seed. Structured inspection redacts token and secret fields such as access_token, refresh_token, and client_secret.
import { defineEmulator, createEmulator } from 'emulate'
const acme = defineEmulator({
name: 'acme',
state: () => ({ anvils: 100 }),
setup({ app, state }) {
app.get('/inventory', (c) => c.json(state))
app.post('/orders', (c) => {
if (!state.anvils) return c.json({ error: 'sold_out' }, 409)
state.anvils -= 1
return c.json({ shipped: 'anvil', to: 'coyote' }, 201)
})
},
})
const api = await createEmulator({ service: acme, listen: false })
try {
await api.request('/orders', { method: 'POST' })
const checkpoint = api.snapshot()
await api.reset()
await api.restore(checkpoint)
} finally {
await api.close()
}Use defineConfig({ services: { acme: { emulator: acme }, github: { emulator: 'github' } } }) in emulate.config.ts. YAML/JSON entries accept local module paths and installed packages. --config selects a config explicitly; legacy flat configs and --seed remain supported. Node loads local TypeScript with path aliases and source locations without additional runtime dependencies. Node 26 supports erasable TypeScript only; compile enums and parameter properties to JavaScript before loading them. Node 24 also supports native TypeScript transforms.
Custom state uses your own record shapes and IDs. Seeds replace the complete initial state. Reset restores the captured seed; successful watch reloads create a new baseline and reset the run. With config auto-discovery, watch mode also detects recognized config files created after startup. Instances are independent. Persistence is opt-in, with versioned snapshots and no cross-process locking. Use port: 0 for HTTP tests, or listen: false to test without opening a port. Custom reset and close are awaitable. Framework adapters keep root-relative custom redirects under the service mount while preserving custom HTML bodies.
Streamed responses persist state changes when their bodies finish or are canceled. Reset and close cancel active streams before running cleanup. c.header('Set-Cookie', value, { append: true }) retains cookies already set on the response. In a Next.js route, export OPTIONS from createEmulateHandler to forward preflight requests and custom OPTIONS handlers.
See the custom emulator guide and complete inventory example for validation, middleware, persistence, adapters, package sharing, and troubleshooting.
# Start all services (zero-config)
npx emulate
# Start specific services
npx emulate --service vercel,github
# Custom port
npx emulate --port 3000
# Use a seed config file
npx emulate --seed config.yaml
# Generate omitted service secrets into a private file
npx emulate start --seed config.yaml --generated-secrets-file .emulate-secrets.json
# Generate a starter config
npx emulate init
# Generate config for a specific service
npx emulate init --service vercel
# List available services
npx emulate list| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
-p, --port |
4000 |
Base port (auto-increments per service) |
--host |
127.0.0.1 |
Listening address; use 0.0.0.0 to allow network access |
-s, --service |
all | Comma-separated services to enable |
--seed |
auto-detect | Path to seed config (YAML or JSON) |
--base-url |
none | Override advertised base URL (supports {service} template) |
--portless |
off | Serve over HTTPS via portless (auto-registers aliases) |
--generated-secrets-file |
none | Generate omitted service secrets and write them to a new owner-only JSON file |
The port can also be set via EMULATE_PORT or PORT environment variables.
For access from a container or another machine, use npx emulate start --host 0.0.0.0. Set --base-url to a URL reachable by those clients when using OAuth redirects or other advertised URLs.
portless gives emulators trusted HTTPS URLs with auto-generated certs and no browser warnings.
# Start the portless proxy (first time only)
portless proxy start
# Start emulate with portless integration
npx emulate start --portlessEach service registers as a portless alias and gets a named HTTPS URL:
github https://github.emulate.localhost
google https://google.emulate.localhost
slack https://slack.emulate.localhost
If portless is not installed, emulate will prompt to install it (npm i -g portless).
The --portless flag overwrites any existing portless aliases matching *.emulate. Aliases are removed automatically when emulate shuts down.
For a custom base URL without portless (any reverse proxy), use --base-url or the EMULATE_BASE_URL env var:
npx emulate start --base-url "https://{service}.myproxy.test"The PORTLESS_URL env var is automatically set by the portless CLI wrapper when running a command through it (e.g. portless github.emulate emulate start), typically to a value like https://{service}.emulate.localhost. It supports {service} interpolation, just like --base-url and EMULATE_BASE_URL. When no explicit baseUrl is provided, it is used as a fallback.
Per-service overrides are also supported in the seed config (these take highest priority over all other base URL sources):
github:
baseUrl: https://github.emulate.localhostnpm install emulateEach call to createEmulator starts a single service:
import { createEmulator } from 'emulate'
const github = await createEmulator({ service: 'github', port: 4001 })
const vercel = await createEmulator({ service: 'vercel', port: 4002 })
github.url // 'http://localhost:4001'
vercel.url // 'http://localhost:4002'
await github.close()
await vercel.close()When a GitHub App omits private_key, createEmulator generates an RSA-2048 PKCS#1 key for that emulator instance:
const github = await createEmulator({
service: 'github',
seed: {
github: {
users: [{ login: 'octocat' }],
apps: [{
app_id: 12345,
slug: 'my-github-app',
name: 'My GitHub App',
installations: [{ installation_id: 100, account: 'octocat' }],
}],
},
},
})
const privateKey = github.generatedSecrets.find(
secret => secret.kind === 'github.app_private_key' && secret.id === '12345',
)?.valueGenerated keys remain stable across reset() calls and appear only in generatedSecrets. Explicitly configured keys are never returned there. A new createEmulator call generates a new key.
The CLI can also generate omitted GitHub App keys when a delivery file is requested:
npx emulate start --service github --seed config.yaml \
--generated-secrets-file .emulate-secrets.jsonThe destination must not exist. emulate removes inherited ACLs, verifies effective owner-only access, and publishes complete JSON before opening listeners or configuring portless. Handled startup failures remove the invocation-owned artifact so the command can be retried immediately. A hard termination such as SIGKILL can leave a complete published artifact that must be removed manually after confirming no invocation is using it. Only generated secrets are included. Explicitly configured keys are never copied into the artifact. Linux requires setfacl and getfacl from the acl package. The flag fails closed when access controls cannot be verified and is not supported on Windows. Without --generated-secrets-file, CLI seed files keep requiring private_key.
// vitest.setup.ts
import { createEmulator, type Emulator } from 'emulate'
let github: Emulator
let vercel: Emulator
beforeAll(async () => {
;[github, vercel] = await Promise.all([
createEmulator({ service: 'github', port: 4001 }),
createEmulator({ service: 'vercel', port: 4002 }),
])
process.env.GITHUB_EMULATOR_URL = github.url
process.env.VERCEL_EMULATOR_URL = vercel.url
})
afterEach(() => { github.reset(); vercel.reset() })
afterAll(() => Promise.all([github.close(), vercel.close()]))| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
service |
(required) | Service name: 'vercel', 'github', 'google', 'slack', 'apple', 'microsoft', 'okta', 'aws', 'resend', 'stripe', 'mongoatlas', 'clerk', 'linear', or 'twilio' |
port |
4000 |
Port for the HTTP server |
hostname |
127.0.0.1 |
Listening address for built-in and custom emulators |
seed |
none | Inline seed data (same shape as YAML config) |
baseUrl |
none | Override advertised base URL. Per-service baseUrl in seed config takes highest priority, then this option, then EMULATE_BASE_URL env var (supports {service}), then PORTLESS_URL (supports {service}, automatically set by the portless CLI wrapper), then http://localhost:<port>. |
Use hostname: '0.0.0.0' to allow connections from containers or other machines, and baseUrl to advertise a URL reachable by those clients.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
url |
Base URL of the running server |
generatedSecrets |
Readonly secrets generated while preparing seed data |
reset() |
Wipe the store and replay seed data |
close() |
Shut down the HTTP server, returns a Promise |
Configuration is optional. The CLI auto-detects config files in this order: emulate.config.yaml / .yml, emulate.config.json, service-emulator.config.yaml / .yml, service-emulator.config.json. Or pass --seed <file> explicitly. Run npx emulate init to generate a starter file.
tokens:
my_token:
login: admin
scopes: [repo, user]
vercel:
users:
- username: developer
name: Developer
email: dev@example.com
teams:
- slug: my-team
name: My Team
projects:
- name: my-app
team: my-team
framework: nextjs
github:
users:
- login: octocat
name: The Octocat
email: octocat@github.com
orgs:
- login: my-org
name: My Organization
members:
- login: octocat
role: admin
repos:
- owner: octocat
name: hello-world
language: JavaScript
auto_init: true
google:
users:
- email: testuser@example.com
name: Test User
- email: admin@acme.com
name: Admin
hd: acme.com
oauth_clients:
- client_id: my-client-id.apps.googleusercontent.com
client_secret: GOCSPX-secret
redirect_uris:
- http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/google
labels:
- id: Label_ops
user_email: testuser@example.com
name: Ops/Review
color_background: "#DDEEFF"
color_text: "#111111"
messages:
- id: msg_welcome
user_email: testuser@example.com
from: welcome@example.com
to: testuser@example.com
subject: Welcome to the Gmail emulator
body_text: You can now test Gmail, Calendar, and Drive flows locally.
label_ids: [INBOX, UNREAD, CATEGORY_UPDATES]
calendars:
- id: primary
user_email: testuser@example.com
summary: testuser@example.com
primary: true
selected: true
time_zone: UTC
calendar_events:
- id: evt_kickoff
user_email: testuser@example.com
calendar_id: primary
summary: Project Kickoff
start_date_time: 2025-01-10T09:00:00.000Z
end_date_time: 2025-01-10T09:30:00.000Z
drive_items:
- id: drv_docs
user_email: testuser@example.com
name: Docs
mime_type: application/vnd.google-apps.folder
parent_ids: [root]
slack:
team:
name: My Workspace
domain: my-workspace
users:
- name: developer
real_name: Developer
email: dev@example.com
profile:
title: Local Developer
status_text: Testing locally
status_emoji: ":computer:"
presence: active
channels:
- name: general
topic: General discussion
- name: random
topic: Random stuff
bots:
- name: my-bot
oauth_apps:
- client_id: "12345.67890"
client_secret: example_client_secret
app_id: A000000001
name: My Slack App
redirect_uris:
- http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/slack
scopes:
- chat:write
- channels:read
- channels:history
- channels:join
- channels:manage
- channels:write
- groups:read
- groups:history
- groups:write
- im:read
- im:history
- im:write
- mpim:read
- mpim:history
- mpim:write
- users:read
- users:read.email
- users.profile:read
- users.profile:write
- users:write
- files:read
- files:write
- pins:read
- pins:write
- bookmarks:read
- bookmarks:write
- reactions:read
- reactions:write
- team:read
user_scopes: [users:read, users.profile:read]
bot_name: my-bot
tokens:
- token: xoxb-local-test
user: developer
scopes:
- chat:write
- channels:read
- channels:history
- channels:join
- channels:manage
- channels:write
- groups:read
- groups:history
- groups:write
- im:read
- im:history
- im:write
- mpim:read
- mpim:history
- mpim:write
- users:read
- users:read.email
- users.profile:read
- users.profile:write
- users:write
- files:read
- files:write
- pins:read
- pins:write
- bookmarks:read
- bookmarks:write
- reactions:read
- reactions:write
- team:read
strict_scopes: false
linear:
organization:
name: Acme
url_key: acme
users:
- email: admin@example.com
name: Admin User
admin: true
- email: dev@example.com
name: Developer
teams:
- key: ENG
name: Engineering
states:
- name: Backlog
type: backlog
- name: Todo
type: unstarted
- name: In Progress
type: started
- name: Done
type: completed
labels:
- name: Bug
color: "#d92d20"
team: ENG
- name: Feature
color: "#2563eb"
team: ENG
issues:
- team: ENG
title: Fix local checkout test
description: Reproduce and fix the checkout failure.
state: Todo
assignee: dev@example.com
labels: [Bug]
oauth_apps:
- client_id: lin_example_client_id
client_secret: example_client_secret
name: My Linear App
redirect_uris:
- http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/linear
scopes: [read, write, issues:create, comments:create]
actor: user
tokens:
- token: lin_test_admin
user: admin@example.com
scopes: [read, write, issues:create, comments:create, admin]
strict_scopes: false
apple:
users:
- email: testuser@icloud.com
name: Test User
oauth_clients:
- client_id: com.example.app
team_id: TEAM001
name: My Apple App
redirect_uris:
- http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/apple
microsoft:
users:
- email: testuser@outlook.com
name: Test User
oauth_clients:
- client_id: example-client-id
client_secret: example-client-secret
name: My Microsoft App
redirect_uris:
- http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id
aws:
region: us-east-1
s3:
buckets:
- name: my-app-bucket
- name: my-app-uploads
sqs:
queues:
- name: my-app-events
- name: my-app-dlq
iam:
users:
- user_name: developer
create_access_key: true
roles:
- role_name: lambda-execution-role
description: Role for Lambda function execution
okta:
users:
- login: testuser@okta.local
email: testuser@okta.local
first_name: Test
last_name: User
groups:
- name: Everyone
description: All users
type: BUILT_IN
okta_id: 00g_everyone
authorization_servers:
- id: default
name: default
audiences: [api://default]
oauth_clients:
- client_id: okta-test-client
client_secret: okta-test-secret
name: Sample OIDC Client
redirect_uris:
- http://localhost:3000/callback
auth_server_id: default
resend:
domains:
- name: example.com
region: us-east-1
contacts:
- email: test@example.com
first_name: Test
last_name: User
stripe:
customers:
- email: test@example.com
name: Test Customer
products:
- name: Pro Plan
description: Monthly pro subscription
prices:
- product_name: Pro Plan
currency: usd
unit_amount: 2000
mongoatlas:
projects:
- name: Project0
clusters:
- name: Cluster0
project: Project0
database_users:
- username: admin
project: Project0
databases:
- cluster: Cluster0
name: test
collections: [items]
clerk:
users:
- first_name: Test
last_name: User
email_addresses: [test@example.com]
password: clerk_test_password
organizations:
- name: My Company
slug: my-company
members:
- email: test@example.com
role: admin
oauth_applications:
- client_id: clerk_emulate_client
client_secret: clerk_emulate_secret
name: Emulate App
redirect_uris:
- http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/clerk
twilio:
account:
sid: AC00000000000000000000000000000000
auth_token: twilio_test_auth_token
friendly_name: Local Twilio Account
api_keys:
- sid: SK00000000000000000000000000000000
secret: twilio_test_api_secret
friendly_name: Local API Key
phone_numbers:
- phone_number: "+15551234567"
friendly_name: Local SMS and Voice Number
sms_url: http://localhost:3000/api/twilio/sms
voice_url: http://localhost:3000/api/twilio/voice
messaging_services:
- friendly_name: Local Messaging Service
phone_numbers: ["+15551234567"]
verify_services:
- friendly_name: Local Verify Service
code: "123456"
default_channel: sms
conversations:
services:
- friendly_name: Local ConversationsGitHub organization members are optional. Each entry references a seeded user by login; role defaults to member, while admin creates an organization administrator. Unknown users are ignored. Seeded memberships use the synthetic members team and grant private organization repository access.
The emulator supports configurable OAuth apps and integrations with strict client validation.
vercel:
integrations:
- client_id: "oac_abc123"
client_secret: "secret_abc123"
name: "My Vercel App"
redirect_uris:
- "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/vercel"github:
oauth_apps:
- client_id: "Iv1.abc123"
client_secret: "secret_abc123"
name: "My Web App"
redirect_uris:
- "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/github"If no oauth_apps are configured, the emulator accepts any client_id (backward-compatible). With apps configured, strict validation is enforced.
Full GitHub App support with JWT authentication and installation access tokens:
github:
apps:
- app_id: 12345
slug: "my-github-app"
name: "My GitHub App"
permissions:
contents: read
issues: write
events: [push, pull_request]
webhook_url: "http://localhost:3000/webhooks/github"
webhook_secret: "my-secret"
installations:
- installation_id: 100
account: my-org
repository_selection: allJWT authentication: sign a JWT with { iss: "<app_id>" } using the app's private key (RS256). The emulator verifies the signature and resolves the app. For programmatic createEmulator calls, omit private_key and read the generated RSA key from generatedSecrets. The CLI generates an omitted key only when --generated-secrets-file <path> is provided; otherwise it requires an explicit, valid private key. Do not replace the omitted field with a fake PEM placeholder.
Installation access tokens act as the configured GitHub App bot for repository writes. Repository ownership, selected repository access, and requested App permissions remain enforced. Pull request merges require contents: write on the base repository. Pull request branch updates require pull_requests: write on the pull request repository and contents: write on the head repository.
Inspect secret-free metadata for minted installation tokens at GET /_emulate/installation-tokens.
App webhook delivery: When events occur on repos where a GitHub App is installed, the emulator mirrors real GitHub behavior:
- All webhook payloads (including repo and org hooks) include an
installationfield with{ id, node_id }. - If the app has a
webhook_url, the emulator delivers the event there with theinstallationfield and (if configured) anX-Hub-Signature-256header signed withwebhook_secret.
slack:
signing_secret: "my_signing_secret"
oauth_apps:
- client_id: "12345.67890"
client_secret: "example_client_secret"
name: "My Slack App"
redirect_uris:
- "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/slack"The signing secret applies to every outbound Slack event subscription callback. Each signed callback includes X-Slack-Request-Timestamp and X-Slack-Signature, calculated as v0=<HMAC-SHA256(secret, "v0:<timestamp>:<raw-body>")>. Configure the receiver with the same secret and verify the unparsed request body. If the secret is absent or empty, callbacks are unsigned.
linear:
oauth_apps:
- client_id: "lin_example_client_id"
client_secret: "example_client_secret"
name: "My Linear App"
redirect_uris:
- "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/linear"
scopes: [read, write, issues:create, comments:create]
actor: userapple:
oauth_clients:
- client_id: "com.example.app"
team_id: "TEAM001"
name: "My Apple App"
redirect_uris:
- "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/apple"microsoft:
oauth_clients:
- client_id: "example-client-id"
client_secret: "example-client-secret"
name: "My Microsoft App"
redirect_uris:
- "http://localhost:3000/api/auth/callback/microsoft-entra-id"Every endpoint below is fully stateful with Vercel-style JSON responses and cursor-based pagination.
GET /v2/user- authenticated userPATCH /v2/user- update userGET /v2/teams- list teams (cursor paginated)GET /v2/teams/:teamId- get team (by ID or slug)POST /v2/teams- create teamPATCH /v2/teams/:teamId- update teamGET /v2/teams/:teamId/members- list membersPOST /v2/teams/:teamId/members- add member
POST /v11/projects- create project (with optional env vars and git integration)GET /v10/projects- list projects (search, cursor pagination)GET /v9/projects/:idOrName- get project (includes env vars)PATCH /v9/projects/:idOrName- update projectDELETE /v9/projects/:idOrName- delete project (cascades)GET /v1/projects/:projectId/promote/aliases- promote aliases statusPATCH /v1/projects/:idOrName/protection-bypass- manage bypass secrets
POST /v13/deployments- create deployment (auto-transitions to READY)GET /v13/deployments/:idOrUrl- get deployment (by ID or URL)GET /v6/deployments- list deployments (filter by project, target, state)GET /v7/deployments- list deployments (filter by project, target, state, commit SHA)DELETE /v13/deployments/:id- delete deployment (cascades)PATCH /v12/deployments/:id/cancel- cancel building deploymentGET /v2/deployments/:id/aliases- list deployment aliasesGET /v3/deployments/:idOrUrl/events- get build events/logsGET /v6/deployments/:id/files- list deployment filesPOST /v2/files- upload file (by SHA digest)
POST /v10/projects/:idOrName/domains- add domain (with verification challenge)GET /v9/projects/:idOrName/domains- list domainsGET /v9/projects/:idOrName/domains/:domain- get domainPATCH /v9/projects/:idOrName/domains/:domain- update domainDELETE /v9/projects/:idOrName/domains/:domain- remove domainPOST /v9/projects/:idOrName/domains/:domain/verify- verify domain
GET /v10/projects/:idOrName/env- list env vars (with decrypt option)POST /v10/projects/:idOrName/env- create env vars (single, batch, upsert)GET /v10/projects/:idOrName/env/:id- get env varPATCH /v9/projects/:idOrName/env/:id- update env varDELETE /v9/projects/:idOrName/env/:id- delete env var
Implements the Vercel Blob API used by the @vercel/blob SDK (put, head, list, del).
PUT /api/blob?pathname=<path>- upload a blob (honorsx-add-random-suffix,x-allow-overwrite,x-content-type,x-cache-control-max-age,x-if-matchheaders)PUT /api/blob?pathname=<path>&fromUrl=<url>- copy a blob (copy());x-if-matchis compared with the source blob's ETag, and an existing destination is always replacedGET /api/blob?url=<urlOrPathname>- blob metadata (head())GET /api/blob?prefix=&limit=&cursor=&mode=- list blobs (list(), including folded mode, where folders and root blobs share one sorted page and cursor)POST /api/blob/delete- delete blobs (del())POST /api/blob/mpuwithx-mpu-action: create- start a multipart upload (createMultipartUpload()), returning{ key, uploadId }GET /blob/:storeId/<pathname>- serve blob content (public, no auth;?download=1adds an attachment disposition)
Upload and deletion rules:
- A single leading slash is removed from the pathname, so
/docs/readme.txtis stored asdocs/readme.txt. As in the real service,//is otherwise accepted over HTTP, so//a.txtis stored as/a.txt(the@vercel/blobSDK rejects//before sending a request). This also applies to copy destinations and multipart uploads. - The content type is taken from
x-content-type, then the pathname extension when it is a known type, then the requestContent-Typeheader, thenapplication/octet-stream. x-cache-control-max-agehas a minimum of 60 seconds (0is stored aspublic, max-age=60). Absent or invalid values default to 30 days.- Deleting with a missing or empty
urlsarray returns 400Missing urls in request body. Malformed JSON returns 400Cannot delete more than 1,000 urls at once or body is malformed, more than 1,000 urls returns 400Cannot delete more than 1,000 urls at once, and any non-string entry returns 400Some urls are malformed. Nothing is deleted in any of these cases.
Point the SDK at the emulator with two environment variables:
VERCEL_BLOB_API_URL=http://localhost:4000/api/blob
BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN=vercel_blob_rw_mystore_secretAny token of the form vercel_blob_rw_<storeId>_<secret> is accepted; the store id is parsed from the token. Multipart uploads can be created, but uploading parts and completing the upload are not supported yet and return 400. Client (browser) uploads are not supported yet.
Every endpoint below is fully stateful. Creates, updates, and deletes persist in memory and affect related entities.
GET /user- authenticated userPATCH /user- update profileGET /users/:username- get userGET /users- list usersGET /users/:username/repos- list user reposGET /users/:username/orgs- list user orgsGET /users/:username/followers- list followersGET /users/:username/following- list following
GET /repos/:owner/:repo- get repoGET /repositories/:id- get repo by numeric IDPOST /user/repos- create user repoPOST /orgs/:org/repos- create org repoPATCH /repos/:owner/:repo- update repoDELETE /repos/:owner/:repo- delete repo (cascades)GET/PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/topics- get/replace topicsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/languages- languagesGET /repos/:owner/:repo/contributors- contributorsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/forks- list forksPOST /repos/:owner/:repo/forks- create forkGET/PUT/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/collaborators/:username- collaboratorsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/collaborators/:username/permissionPOST /repos/:owner/:repo/transfer- transfer repoGET /repos/:owner/:repo/tags- list tags
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/readme- get the repository READMEGET /repos/:owner/:repo/contents/:path- get a file or list a directory at a ref- Send
Accept: application/vnd.github.raworapplication/vnd.github.raw+jsonto file Contents and README requests to receive raw bytes; directory and submodule responses remain JSON GET /:owner/:repo/raw/:ref/:path- download file content from advertised raw URLs; this is separate from Accept negotiationPUT/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/contents/:path- create, update, or delete a file and commit the changeGET /repos/:owner/:repo/commits- list commits with ref, path, author, and date filtersGET /repos/:owner/:repo/commits/:ref- get a commit with file diffs and statsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/compare/:base...:head- compare two refs
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues- list (filter by state, labels, assignee, milestone, creator, since)POST /repos/:owner/:repo/issues- createGET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number- getPATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number- update (state transitions, events)PUT/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/lock- lock/unlockGET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/timeline- timeline eventsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/events- eventsPOST/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/assignees- manage assignees
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls- list (filter by state, head, base)POST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls- createGET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number- getPATCH /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number- updatePUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/merge- merge (with branch protection enforcement)GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/commits- list commitsGET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/files- list filesPOST/DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/requested_reviewers- manage reviewersPUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/update-branch- update branch
- Issue comments: full CRUD on
/repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/comments - Review comments: full CRUD on
/repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/comments - Commit comments: full CRUD on
/repos/:owner/:repo/commits/:sha/comments - Repo-wide listings for each type
GET /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews- listPOST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews- create (with inline comments)GET/PUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews/:id- get/updatePOST /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews/:id/events- submitPUT /repos/:owner/:repo/pulls/:number/reviews/:id/dismissals- dismiss
- Labels: full CRUD, add/remove from issues, replace all
- Milestones: full CRUD, state transitions, issue counts
- Branches: list, get, protection CRUD (status checks, PR reviews, enforce admins)
- Refs: get, match, create, update, delete
- Commits: get, create
- Trees: get (with recursive), create (with inline content)
- Blobs: get, create
- Tags: get, create
- Orgs: get, update, list
- Org members: list, check, remove, get/set membership
- Teams: full CRUD, members, repos
- Releases: full CRUD, latest, by tag
- Release assets: full CRUD, upload
- Generate release notes
- Repo webhooks: full CRUD, ping, test, deliveries
- Org webhooks: full CRUD, ping
- Real HTTP delivery to registered URLs on all state changes
GET /search/repositories- full query syntax (user, org, language, topic, stars, forks, etc.)GET /search/issues- issues + PRs (repo, is, author, label, milestone, state, etc.)GET /search/users- users + orgsGET /search/code- blob content searchGET /search/commits- commit message searchGET /search/topics- topic searchGET /search/labels- label search
- Workflows: list, get, enable/disable, dispatch
- Workflow runs: list, get, cancel, rerun, delete, logs
- Jobs: list, get, logs
- Artifacts: list, get, delete
- Secrets: repo + org CRUD
- Check runs: create, update, get, annotations, rerequest, list by ref/suite. Ref based lookups accept branch and tag refs containing slashes.
- Check suites: create, get, preferences, rerequest, list by ref. Ref based lookups accept branch and tag refs containing slashes.
- Automatic suite status rollup from check run results
Check-run lists by ref and suite support page and per_page (default 30, maximum 100) with pagination Link headers. Ref lists apply check_name, status, and filter before pagination; total_count reports the full filtered count.
Checks created with installation tokens include their GitHub App in API responses and webhooks. Suites are separated by App and commit, and filter=latest keeps the newest run for each App and check name. User-token checks return app: null; request-body app_id cannot set or change attribution.
GET /rate_limit- rate limit statusGET /meta- server metadataGET /octocat- ASCII artGET /emojis- emoji URLsGET /zen- random zen phraseGET /versions- API versions
OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and mutable Google Workspace-style surfaces for local inbox, calendar, and drive flows.
Google ID tokens are RS256-signed JWTs. The discovery document advertises RS256, and /oauth2/v3/certs returns the matching RSA public key used to verify issued tokens.
Google authentication is permissive by default for local bearer-token workflows. Set google.strict_scopes: true in seed config to require emulator-issued, unexpired access tokens on Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and userinfo routes. Invalid credentials return 401 UNAUTHENTICATED; missing method scopes return 403 with insufficientPermissions. Strict mode distinguishes read, write, send, settings, and metadata scopes, and userinfo includes only granted identity claims. Revoking an access or refresh token invalidates the linked access and refresh credentials. Discovery, signing keys, and the sign-in page remain public. This mode checks method scopes; resource-specific grants such as drive.file and Gmail add-on scopes are not modeled.
GET /o/oauth2/v2/auth- authorization endpointPOST /oauth2/token- token exchangeGET /oauth2/v2/userinfo- get user infoGET /.well-known/openid-configuration- OIDC discovery documentGET /oauth2/v3/certs- JSON Web Key Set (JWKS) with the RSA public key for ID token verificationGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages- list messages withq,labelIds,maxResults, andpageTokenGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/:id- fetch a Gmail-style message payload infull,metadata,minimal, orrawformatsGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/:messageId/attachments/:id- fetch attachment bodiesPOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/send- create sent mail fromrawMIME or structured fieldsPOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/import- import inbox mailPOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages- insert a message directlyPOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/:id/modify- add/remove labels on one messagePOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/batchModify- add/remove labels across many messagesPOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/:id/trashandPOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/messages/:id/untrashGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/drafts,POST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/drafts,GET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/drafts/:id,PUT /gmail/v1/users/:userId/drafts/:id,POST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/drafts/:id/send,DELETE /gmail/v1/users/:userId/drafts/:idPOST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/threads/:id/modify- add/remove labels across a threadGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/threadsandGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/threads/:idGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/labels,POST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/labels,PATCH /gmail/v1/users/:userId/labels/:id,DELETE /gmail/v1/users/:userId/labels/:idGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/history,POST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/watch,POST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/stopGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/settings/filters,POST /gmail/v1/users/:userId/settings/filters,DELETE /gmail/v1/users/:userId/settings/filters/:idGET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/settings/forwardingAddresses,GET /gmail/v1/users/:userId/settings/sendAsGET /discovery/v1/apis/calendar/v3/rest— public Calendar v3 REST discovery documentGET /calendar/v3/users/:userId/calendarList,GET /calendar/v3/calendars/:calendarId/events,POST /calendar/v3/calendars/:calendarId/events,DELETE /calendar/v3/calendars/:calendarId/events/:eventId,POST /calendar/v3/freeBusyGET /drive/v3/files,GET /drive/v3/files/:fileId,POST /drive/v3/files,PATCH /drive/v3/files/:fileId,PUT /drive/v3/files/:fileId,POST /upload/drive/v3/files
Fully stateful Slack Web API emulation with channels, messages, threads, reactions, user profiles, presence, modern file uploads, pins, bookmarks, views, OAuth v2, and incoming webhooks. Chat writes preserve common rich message fields such as blocks, attachments, metadata, formatting flags, unfurl flags, and client message ids. Conversation writes update archive state, names, topics, purposes, membership, DMs, MPIMs, and read cursors. User writes update profile fields, status, custom fields, and deterministic active or away presence. File writes support the current external upload flow with local upload URLs, file share messages, reads, lists, downloads, and deletes. Pin and bookmark writes support channel message pins and link bookmarks. View writes support App Home publishing and modal stacks. Seeded OAuth apps and OAuth installs create bot users and installation records. OAuth exchanges and explicit token seeds create scoped token records. Supported write state changes dispatch Slack event_callback payloads to configured webhook URLs.
Set slack.signing_secret in seed config to sign every outbound event subscription callback. The emulator sends X-Slack-Request-Timestamp and X-Slack-Signature, where the signature is v0=<HMAC-SHA256(secret, "v0:<timestamp>:<raw-body>")>. Configure the receiver with the same secret and verify the unparsed request body. Without a secret, callbacks are unsigned.
Slack message text is limited to 40,000 Unicode characters across chat writes, incoming webhooks, and file upload initial comments. Longer text is truncated at a Unicode code point boundary before it is stored or dispatched. Successful Web API responses include warning: "message_truncated" and response_metadata with the matching warning and explanatory message. Rich fields such as blocks and attachments are preserved unchanged.
POST /api/auth.test- test authenticationPOST /api/chat.postMessage- post message with text or rich payload fields (supports threads viathread_tsand DM user IDs)POST /api/chat.postEphemeral- post ephemeral message outside channel historyPOST /api/chat.update- update message text and rich payload fieldsPOST /api/chat.delete- delete messageGET /api/chat.getPermalink/POST /api/chat.getPermalink- get message permalinkPOST /api/chat.scheduleMessage- schedule pending messagePOST /api/chat.deleteScheduledMessage- delete pending scheduled messagePOST /api/chat.scheduledMessages.list- list pending scheduled messagesPOST /api/chat.meMessage- /me message
POST /api/conversations.list- list conversations (cursor pagination,types,exclude_archived)POST /api/conversations.info- get channel infoPOST /api/conversations.create- create channelPOST /api/conversations.archive/conversations.unarchive- archive/restore channelPOST /api/conversations.rename- rename channelPOST /api/conversations.setTopic/conversations.setPurpose- update topic/purposePOST /api/conversations.history- channel history with rich message fieldsPOST /api/conversations.replies- thread replies with rich message fieldsPOST /api/conversations.join/conversations.leave- join/leavePOST /api/conversations.invite/conversations.kick- manage membershipPOST /api/conversations.open/conversations.close- open/close DMs and MPIMsPOST /api/conversations.mark- mark read cursorPOST /api/conversations.members- list members
POST /api/users.list- list users (cursor pagination)POST /api/users.info- get user infoPOST /api/users.lookupByEmail- lookup by emailGET /api/users.profile.get/POST /api/users.profile.get- get user profile fieldsPOST /api/users.profile.set- update profile fields, status, and custom fieldsGET /api/users.getPresence/POST /api/users.getPresence- get active or away presencePOST /api/users.setPresence- set the authed user to away or automatic presencePOST /api/reactions.add/reactions.remove/reactions.get- manage reactions
POST /api/files.getUploadURLExternal- create a local external upload sessionPOST /upload/v1/:fileId- receive raw uploaded file bytesPOST /api/files.completeUploadExternal- complete uploads and optionally share file messagesGET /api/files.info/POST /api/files.info- get file metadataGET /api/files.list/POST /api/files.list- list completed filesGET /files-pri/:fileId/:filename- download file bytes with a bearer token that can access the filePOST /api/files.delete- delete a completed file
POST /api/pins.add- pin a message to a channelGET /api/pins.list/POST /api/pins.list- list pinned message items for a channelPOST /api/pins.remove- remove a message pin from a channelPOST /api/bookmarks.add- add a link bookmark to a channelPOST /api/bookmarks.edit- update a link bookmarkPOST /api/bookmarks.list- list channel bookmarksPOST /api/bookmarks.remove- remove a bookmark from a channel
POST /api/views.publish- publish or update an App Home view for a userPOST /api/views.open- open a modal viewPOST /api/views.update- update a view byview_idorexternal_idPOST /api/views.push- push a modal view onto the current modal stackPOST /api/views.generateTriggerId- local helper for tests that need a modal trigger id
Modal opens and pushes accept trigger_id or interactivity_pointer from an interaction payload or /api/views.generateTriggerId. Generate push values with an existing view_id. Triggers expire after 3 seconds by default; set slack.view_trigger_ttl_seconds to a positive number to allow more time in local tests.
POST /api/team.info- workspace infoPOST /api/bots.info- bot infoPOST /services/:teamId/:botId/:webhookId- incoming webhook with text or rich payload fields
POST /api/admin.conversations.convertToPrivate and POST /api/admin.conversations.convertToPublic accept channel_id. Use a user token belonging to a seeded admin; bot and test tokens return not_allowed_token_type, and non-admin users return missing_scope. With slack.strict_scopes: true, the token also needs admin.conversations:write. For example:
slack:
tokens:
- token: local-admin-user
type: user
user: admin
scopes: [admin.conversations:write, channels:read, groups:read]Conversions preserve the channel ID, members, and history, update visibility in conversation and file reads, and append a message with subtype channel_convert_to_private or channel_convert_to_public. Event callbacks include the acting user and the new channel_type (group or channel). Admins need not belong to the channel. DMs, MPIMs, and repeated conversions are rejected; #general cannot become private.
These methods operate on the emulated workspace without Slack's Enterprise plan or organization-wide installation requirements. Enterprise roles, channel-management policies, and MPIM conversion are not simulated.
Seed a user with a different team_id to test messages from another workspace. users.info and users.list return that user's workspace and is_stranger flag. Omitted user teams default to the emulated workspace. is_stranger defaults to false and can be seeded to model a user outside the app's visible shared channels.
slack:
users:
- name: partner
team_id: T_PARTNER
is_stranger: false
tokens:
- token: xoxp-partner
type: user
user: partner
scopes: [chat:write]Use the seeded user token to act as the external user. Invite the user and your app's bot to a channel with conversations.invite, then post a message mentioning the bot. The app-mention event includes the author's user_team and source_team; the outer team_id identifies the receiving installation workspace selected by the token, which defaults to the emulated workspace. Ordinary message callbacks retain the author user ID, which can be resolved with users.info.
A channel with external members returns is_ext_shared: true and is_shared: true; its event callbacks include is_ext_shared_channel: true. Seed channels[].is_ext_shared: true to model an already shared channel. Sharing remains set after the last external member leaves or is removed, including across saved state. Slack Connect invitation and approval flows, workspace disconnection, and per-workspace channel settings are not simulated.
Use POST /_slack/simulate/event-retry with an authenticated emulator token and JSON { "event_id": "Ev...", "reason": "http_timeout" } to test event deduplication. Get the event ID from a received callback or the inspector's Events tab. The simulator resends the latest recorded delivery for that event to its original subscription, preserving the entire payload and event ID. If several subscribers received it, only the latest recipient is retried.
Each attempt gets an increasing X-Slack-Retry-Num, starting at 1, and X-Slack-Retry-Reason (default http_timeout). Reasons also accept http_error, connection_failed, ssl_error, too_many_redirects, and unknown_error. When slack.signing_secret is configured, the retry gets a fresh request timestamp and signature. The response includes delivery_id, retry_num, success, and status_code; a failed callback is recorded and still consumes a retry number.
Retries are explicit, with no automatic scheduling or three-attempt limit. Only the latest 1,000 event deliveries are retained in memory, so retries are unavailable after their history is evicted or the emulator restarts. Unknown events return event_not_found, and an inactive subscription returns subscription_inactive.
Buttons and modal submissions can invoke your app's Interactivity Request URL. Configure interactivity_url on a seeded slack.oauth_apps entry and set slack.signing_secret to the same secret used by your receiver:
slack:
signing_secret: local-signing-secret
oauth_apps:
- app_id: A_MY_APP
client_id: my-client
client_secret: my-secret
name: My App
redirect_uris: []
interactivity_url: http://localhost:3000/slack/interactionsPOST /_slack/simulate/block-actionsacceptschannel,message_ts, and a button selector (action_id, exacttext, orurl), plus the actinguserID or name. It supports buttons in actions blocks and section accessories, including ephemeral messages visible to that user. The simulator requires an authenticated emulator token and the acting user must belong to the conversation.POST /_slack/simulate/view-submissionacceptsview_id, optionaluser, andvalueskeyed by input block ID. Text inputs take strings; static selects and radio buttons take an option value; multi-selects and checkboxes take arrays of option values. Omitted values retain previous input or initial values. Other input elements returnunsupported_element.
Callbacks are application/x-www-form-urlencoded with one payload JSON field, signed over the exact encoded request body. Button payloads include an app-bound, single-use trigger_id that can open a modal for the acting user. App ownership is preserved for messages posted with an app's bot or user token. Simulators return the payload and delivery_id; attempts and delivery results are saved in slack.interaction_deliveries.
A button payload's response_url accepts JSON without a bearer token, up to five times within 30 minutes. It posts an ephemeral reply by default, or a public reply with response_type: "in_channel". Use replace_original: true or delete_original: true to modify the source message. Replacement retains the source message's visibility. Rich blocks and thread replies are supported.
A modal receiver must acknowledge within three seconds. An empty HTTP 200 closes the submitted view, while response_action: "clear" closes its stack. errors retains the view and returns block errors; update replaces its contents; push adds a new view subject to the three-view limit. Delivery failures and invalid acknowledgements leave the modal open. Shortcuts, slash commands, non-button actions, view_closed, and block_suggestion are not simulated.
GET /oauth/v2/authorize- authorization (shows user picker)POST /oauth/v2/authorize/callback- local user picker callback that creates the auth codePOST /api/oauth.v2.access- token exchangePOST /api/apps.uninstall- uninstall an app and revoke its workspace tokens
POST /api/apps.uninstall accepts client_id, client_secret, and an installation's user token in the Authorization header or POST token field. It removes that app's installation in the token's workspace and revokes all associated OAuth bot and user tokens, including earlier grants. Revoked credentials return token_revoked on Web API calls even with permissive authentication. Other apps and workspaces keep their credentials. Granular bot tokens cannot uninstall an app and return no_permission; configured development tokens without an app binding may uninstall a local installation. No method scope is required.
Uninstall dispatches app_uninstalled and tokens_revoked to matching event subscriptions with the removed app's api_app_id. tokens_revoked.tokens.oauth and .bot contain deduplicated user IDs, never token strings. Credentials are invalid before callbacks are delivered. Handlers should accept either event order. The app definition remains available for a new OAuth installation; reinstalling issues fresh tokens without reactivating revoked ones.
GET /- tabbed local inspector for conversations, messages, files, views, auth records, incoming webhooks, event subscriptions, and event deliveries
When a supported Slack write emits an event_callback, the payload contains the inner event plus outer token, api_app_id, authorizations, team_id, event_id, and event_time. The team comes from the presented Slack token's installation; development tokens without a stored Slack record fall back to the affected channel, user, or file's team, then the seeded workspace team (or T000000001). Incoming webhook posts use their webhook record's team, or the target channel's team when no record matches. event_time is an integer Unix timestamp in seconds. Each logical event gets a new event_id, shared across deliveries to multiple subscribers.
Callbacks identify each workspace installation with its recipient api_app_id and bot authorization. With multiple installed apps, each receives a separate envelope; configured webhook subscriptions are shared and can route by api_app_id. Without an installation, callbacks use A000000001 and a local user authorization. The legacy token field defaults to emulate-verification-token; set slack.verification_token to match receivers that check it. Use slack.signing_secret for request signature verification.
Every inner event includes event_ts. Message events include channel_type (channel, group, im, or mpim). Posts made with an issued or seeded bot token include the bot's bot_id, app_id, and bot_profile when the corresponding bot record exists. These fields persist in history, replies, and updates so handlers can identify their own messages. Removing an installed bot with conversations.kick or conversations.leave also emits channel_left or group_left, with actor_id and event_ts, for the affected app.
To test bot handlers, invite an installed app's bot_user_id with conversations.invite, subscribe to app_mention, then post text containing <@BOT_USER_ID> with chat.postMessage. Channel mentions produce one callback per mentioned app, with outer api_app_id, inner event_ts, and the original message and thread identity. DMs and MPIMs use message events.
Slack scope checks are relaxed by default so local tests can use simple bearer tokens. Set slack.strict_scopes: true in seed config to make supported Web API methods return Slack-style missing_scope errors with needed and provided fields. Strict mode checks chat:write, channels:read, channels:history, channels:join, channels:manage, channels:write, groups:read, groups:history, groups:write, im:read, im:history, im:write, mpim:read, mpim:history, mpim:write, users:read, users:read.email, users.profile:read, users.profile:write, users:write, files:read, files:write, pins:read, pins:write, bookmarks:read, bookmarks:write, reactions:read, reactions:write, team:read, and admin.conversations:write. Slack lists no method-specific scopes for views.publish, views.open, views.update, or views.push, so the emulator requires auth but does not add strict-scope checks for those methods.
Current Slack limits: Slack Connect invitation and approval flows, per-workspace channel settings, other Enterprise Grid admin APIs, Audit Logs API, SCIM, Legal Holds, Socket Mode, slash commands, shortcuts, and interaction types other than button actions and modal submissions, user groups, reminders, stars, calls, canvases, lists, functions, workflows, chat streaming, legacy files.upload, exact rate limiting, and paid-plan behavior are not implemented.
Set resend.allowlist in seed config to test recipient rejection:
resend:
allowlist:
- allowed@example.com
- copy@example.comOmitting allowlist accepts every recipient; allowlist: [] rejects every recipient. Every address in to, cc, and bcc must be listed. Matching ignores surrounding whitespace and letter case; entries are individual addresses, with no wildcard or domain matching. This is a local testing control, independent of Resend's domain verification and account restrictions.
A rejected send returns 403 validation_error naming the rejected addresses and configured allowlist. No email ID, email record, idempotency record, or webhook is created. A batch is rejected as a whole if any recipient is disallowed. Retrying a rejected request, even with the same idempotency key, creates a new attempt. Replaying an accepted idempotent request returns its original response even if the allowlist has since changed.
Validated sends append one record per email to the resend.send_attempts store collection, including emails in a rejected batch. Each record contains from, to, cc, bcc, subject, idempotency_key (or null), and the store's id, created_at, and updated_at. Message bodies are not copied into attempts. Malformed requests, invalid or conflicting idempotency keys, and idempotency replays do not append attempts.
Read attempts with getResendStore(store).sendAttempts.all() from @emulators/resend, or inspect the persisted state. Shared adapter snapshots use the key resend:resend.send_attempts. Attempts and recipient restrictions survive saved-state restoration, including rejected sends. There is no additional Resend API endpoint for attempts. A rejected send has an attempt without an email; a send that never happened has neither.
Stateful Linear GraphQL API emulation with seeded organizations, users, teams, workflow states, issues, comments, labels, projects, cycles, OAuth apps, tokens, webhooks, and basic agent sessions. GraphQL reads and writes mutate in-memory state and use Relay-style connections with opaque cursors. OAuth supports authorization code, PKCE, refresh token, revoke, client credentials, and actor=app tokens for local app-actor tests. Supported writes dispatch Linear-shaped webhook payloads with Linear-Delivery, Linear-Event, and Linear-Signature headers when webhooks are configured.
POST /graphql- GraphQL endpoint for queries and mutationsGET /graphql- query-string GraphQL endpoint for tooling- Queries:
viewer,organization,users,user,teams,team,workflowStates,workflowState,issues,issue,comments,comment,issueLabels,issueLabel,projects,project,cycles,cycle,webhooks,webhook,agentSessions,agentSession - Mutations:
issueCreate,issueUpdate,issueDelete,issueArchive,issueUnarchive,commentCreate,commentUpdate,commentDelete,issueLabelCreate,issueLabelUpdate,issueLabelDelete,issueAddLabel,issueRemoveLabel,webhookCreate,webhookDelete,agentSessionCreateOnIssue,agentSessionCreateOnComment,agentSessionUpdate,agentActivityCreate
Issue selections expose both numeric priority and Linear's derived priorityLabel values: No priority, Urgent, High, Medium, and Low.
GET /oauth/authorize- authorization endpoint with local user pickerPOST /oauth/authorize/callback- local user picker callback that creates an authorization codePOST /oauth/token- authorization code, refresh token, and client credentials grantsPOST /oauth/revoke- revoke access or refresh tokens
OAuth app actor config is authoritative. Apps configured with actor: user use authorization code flows. Apps configured with actor: app use the app install flow and can request client credentials tokens.
webhookCreate/webhookDeletemanage local webhook subscriptionsGET /- tabbed local inspector for issues, teams, users, projects, agents, auth records, webhook subscriptions, and deliveries
Linear scope checks are relaxed by default so local tests can use simple bearer tokens or the seeded lin_test_admin token. Set linear.strict_scopes: true in seed config to require read, write, issues:create, comments:create, or admin on supported GraphQL operations.
Current Linear limits: full schema coverage, exact production rate limiting, notification inbox behavior, rich document APIs, customer APIs, initiative APIs, exact search relevance, and production agent behavior are not implemented. Agent support is a focused local-test subset.
Stateful Twilio REST emulation with seeded accounts, Auth Tokens, API keys, incoming phone numbers, Programmable Messaging, Messaging Services, Verify, basic Voice calls, Conversations REST resources, signed webhooks, local simulator routes, and an inspector. No real SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, email, voice, carrier, compliance, billing, or SendGrid traffic is performed.
Default local credentials:
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=AC00000000000000000000000000000000
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=twilio_test_auth_token
TWILIO_API_KEY=SK00000000000000000000000000000000
TWILIO_API_SECRET=twilio_test_api_secret
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=+15551234567
TWILIO_VERIFY_SERVICE_SID=VA00000000000000000000000000000000
GET /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}.json- fetch accountGET /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/IncomingPhoneNumbers.json- list phone numbersPOST /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json- create outbound messageGET /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Messages.json- list messagesPOST /2010-04-01/Accounts/{AccountSid}/Calls.json- create outbound callPOST /messaging/v1/Services- create Messaging ServicePOST /verify/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/Verifications- start verificationPOST /verify/v2/Services/{ServiceSid}/VerificationCheck- check verification codePOST /conversations/v1/Services- create Conversation ServicePOST /conversations/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/Conversations- create ConversationPOST /conversations/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/Conversations/{ConversationSid}/Participants- add participantPOST /conversations/v1/Services/{ServiceSid}/Conversations/{ConversationSid}/Messages- add message
Twilio uses multiple product hosts. For local SDK tests, rewrite Twilio SDK requests to the emulator and map messaging.twilio.com to /messaging, verify.twilio.com to /verify, and conversations.twilio.com to /conversations.
For the common SMS verification loop, the seeded Verify Service uses code 123456. Start a verification through the normal Verify API, then either submit 123456 in your app test or fetch the latest local code with the authenticated helper route:
curl -u "$TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:$TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN" \
"http://localhost:4000/_twilio/simulate/verification-code?To=%2B15550002222&ServiceSid=$TWILIO_VERIFY_SERVICE_SID"The helper returns the latest local verification for that phone number, including verification_sid, status, attempts, and code. It is local-only test support and is not part of Twilio's production API. The Verify inspector also shows each attempted code.
To test inbound SMS webhooks, configure a seeded phone number sms_url, then call POST /_twilio/simulate/inbound-message with To, From, and Body. If the destination number is assigned to a Messaging Service with inbound_request_url, the simulator sends the inbound webhook there and includes MessagingServiceSid; otherwise it uses the phone number sms_url. To test outbound delivery transitions, create a message with StatusCallback, then call POST /_twilio/simulate/message-status.
POST /_twilio/simulate/inbound-message- create an inbound message and invoke the configured SMS webhookPOST /_twilio/simulate/message-status- advance message status and send status callbacksGET /_twilio/simulate/verification-code- fetch the latest local Verify code byVerificationSidorToPOST /_twilio/simulate/inbound-call- create an inbound call and invoke the configured voice webhookPOST /_twilio/simulate/call-status- advance call statusPOST /_twilio/simulate/verification-status- force a verification state byVerificationSidorToGET /- tabbed inspector for messages, Verify, calls, Conversations, phone numbers, services, auth, and webhook deliveries
Current Twilio limits: no carrier delivery, A2P 10DLC, toll-free verification, real phone number purchasing, exact rate limits, Studio, Flex, TaskRouter, Video, Sync, Segment, SendGrid, Conversations SDK websocket behavior, or complete TwiML interpreter.
Sign in with Apple emulation with authorization code flow, PKCE support, RS256 ID tokens, and OIDC discovery.
GET /.well-known/openid-configuration- OIDC discovery documentGET /auth/keys- JSON Web Key Set (JWKS)GET /auth/authorize- authorization endpoint (shows user picker)POST /auth/token- token exchange (authorization code and refresh token grants)POST /auth/revoke- token revocation
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) v2.0 OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect emulation with authorization code flow, PKCE, client credentials, client-bound refresh tokens, RS256 ID tokens, and OIDC discovery.
GET /.well-known/openid-configuration- OIDC discovery documentGET /:tenant/v2.0/.well-known/openid-configuration- tenant-scoped OIDC discoveryGET /discovery/v2.0/keys- JSON Web Key Set (JWKS)GET /oauth2/v2.0/authorize- authorization endpoint (shows user picker)POST /oauth2/v2.0/token- token exchange (authorization code, refresh token, client credentials)GET /oidc/userinfo- OpenID Connect user infoGET /v1.0/me- Microsoft Graph user profileGET /oauth2/v2.0/logout- end session / logoutPOST /oauth2/v2.0/revoke- token revocation
Refresh token requests must include the client_id and client_secret of the client that received the token. Refresh tokens rotate after successful use. Legacy refresh records without a stored client binding remain supported.
curl -X POST http://localhost:4005/oauth2/v2.0/token \
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
-d "refresh_token=r_microsoft_...&\
client_id=example-client-id&\
client_secret=example-client-secret&\
grant_type=refresh_token"S3, SQS, Cognito, IAM, and STS emulation with AWS SDK-compatible S3 paths. S3 uploads and downloads preserve arbitrary binary payloads, including raw byte lengths and ETags. SQS supports AWS JSON 1.0 and XML Query protocols; IAM and STS use XML Query.
S3 routes use root paths matching the real AWS S3 wire format, so the official AWS SDK works out of the box with forcePathStyle: true. Legacy /s3/ prefixed paths are also supported for backward compatibility.
GET /- list all bucketsPUT /:bucket- create bucketDELETE /:bucket- delete bucketHEAD /:bucket- check existenceGET /:bucket- list objects (prefix, delimiter, max-keys, continuation-token, start-after)POST /:bucket- presigned POST upload (browser-style multipart form with policy validation)PUT /:bucket/:key- put object (supports copy viax-amz-copy-source)GET /:bucket/:key- get objectHEAD /:bucket/:key- head objectDELETE /:bucket/:key- delete object
Current AWS SDK clients work with the /sqs endpoint:
import { SQSClient, ListQueuesCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-sqs";
const sqs = new SQSClient({
endpoint: "http://localhost:4007/sqs",
region: "us-east-1",
credentials: {
accessKeyId: "AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE",
secretAccessKey: "wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY",
},
});
await sqs.send(new ListQueuesCommand({}));SQS accepts AWS JSON 1.0 requests at POST /sqs/ with Content-Type: application/x-amz-json-1.0 and X-Amz-Target: AmazonSQS.<Action>, returning JSON results and errors. XML Query requests with an Action form parameter remain supported. Queue operations also accept the returned QueueUrl as the endpoint.
Supported operations:
CreateQueue,ListQueues,GetQueueUrl,GetQueueAttributesSendMessage,ReceiveMessage,DeleteMessagePurgeQueue,DeleteQueue
All operations via POST /iam/ with Action parameter:
CreateUser,GetUser,ListUsers,DeleteUserCreateAccessKey,ListAccessKeys,DeleteAccessKeyCreateRole,GetRole,ListRoles,DeleteRole
Use CognitoIdentityProviderClient with endpoint /cognito-idp and CognitoIdentityClient with /cognito-identity. Both accept AWS JSON 1.1 and work with the official AWS SDK v3:
import { CognitoIdentityProviderClient, InitiateAuthCommand } from "@aws-sdk/client-cognito-identity-provider";
const cognito = new CognitoIdentityProviderClient({
endpoint: "http://localhost:4007/cognito-idp",
region: "us-east-1",
credentials: { accessKeyId: "local-access-key", secretAccessKey: "local-secret" },
});
const result = await cognito.send(new InitiateAuthCommand({
ClientId: "emulateclient",
AuthFlow: "USER_PASSWORD_AUTH",
AuthParameters: { USERNAME: "developer", PASSWORD: "LocalPass123!" },
}));A default User Pool us-east-1_emulate, public app client emulateclient, and Identity Pool us-east-1:00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001 are created without users. Seed a confirmed account for the example above:
aws:
cognito:
user_pools:
- id: us-east-1_emulate
confirmation_code: "123456"
users:
- username: developer
password: LocalPass123!
attributes:
email: dev@example.com
email_verified: "true"
name: DeveloperUser pools also accept name and clients with client_id, optional client_secret, exact redirect_uris, and allowed scopes. Users accept status (CONFIRMED, UNCONFIRMED, or FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD) and enabled. Passwords require at least eight characters and are stored as salted hashes. Confidential clients require Cognito's HMAC SecretHash or SECRET_HASH for SDK flows.
SignUp,ConfirmSignUp,ResendConfirmationCode,ForgotPassword, andConfirmForgotPasswordmodel account confirmation and recovery. Codes expire after ten minutes and use the pool'sconfirmation_codefixture, default123456. No email or SMS is sent. Inspect active codes at/_inspector?tab=cognito; seeded unconfirmed users can request a code withResendConfirmationCode.InitiateAuthsupportsUSER_PASSWORD_AUTH,REFRESH_TOKEN_AUTH, andREFRESH_TOKEN.AdminInitiateAuthalso supportsADMIN_USER_PASSWORD_AUTH. Admin-created temporary passwords returnNEW_PASSWORD_REQUIRED, completed withRespondToAuthChallengeorAdminRespondToAuthChallenge. Challenge sessions expire after three minutes and are bound to the user and client.GetUser,ChangePassword,GlobalSignOut, andRevokeTokenuse issued tokens.AdminCreateUser(withTemporaryPassword),AdminGetUser,AdminConfirmSignUp,AdminSetUserPassword,AdminEnableUser,AdminDisableUser,AdminDeleteUser, and paginatedListUserssupport test setup and administration.
Tokens are RS256 JWTs with Cognito token_use claims. ID tokens identify the app client in aud; access tokens use client_id. ID and access tokens expire after one hour; refresh tokens after thirty days. Sign-out, revocation, disabling, deletion, and password resets invalidate affected sessions. Users, sessions, identities, and signing keys participate in snapshots, restore, and reset.
The local issuer is http://localhost:4007/cognito-idp/USER_POOL_ID. Discovery and public keys are served at ISSUER/.well-known/openid-configuration and ISSUER/.well-known/jwks.json. Configure token verifiers with this local issuer and JWKS. ISSUER/oauth2/authorize presents a local user picker, ISSUER/oauth2/token exchanges authorization codes or refresh tokens, and ISSUER/oauth2/userInfo returns scoped profile claims. Authorization codes expire after five minutes, are single-use, and bind the client, exact redirect URI, and optional S256 PKCE challenge. Client authentication accepts client_secret_basic or client_secret_post. The default client permits http://localhost:3000/callback.
Identity Pools support GetId and GetCredentialsForIdentity. Supply the ID token in Logins under cognito-idp.REGION.amazonaws.com/USER_POOL_ID. The default Identity Pool accepts the default User Pool and app client. Custom aws.cognito.identity_pools entries take id, optional name, providers: [{ user_pool_id, client_id }], and allow_unauthenticated_identities (default false). Identities remain stable for the same authenticated subject. Credentials expire after one hour; login signatures, expiry, audience, and identity ownership are checked.
SRP, MFA, external identity providers, Lambda triggers, pool/client management APIs, ListUsers filters, and Identity Pool role selection are not simulated. Administrative requests follow the AWS emulator's permissive credential behavior: SigV4 signatures and IAM policies are not evaluated. Identity Pool credentials are generated test credentials, without role or policy evaluation.
All operations via POST /sts/ with Action parameter:
GetCallerIdentity,AssumeRole
Embed emulators directly in your Next.js app so they run on the same origin. This solves the Vercel preview deployment problem where OAuth callback URLs change with every deployment.
npm install @emulators/adapter-next @emulators/github @emulators/googleOnly install the emulators you need. Each @emulators/* package is published independently.
Create a catch-all route that serves emulator traffic:
// app/emulate/[...path]/route.ts
import { createEmulateHandler } from '@emulators/adapter-next'
import * as github from '@emulators/github'
import * as google from '@emulators/google'
export const { GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE } = createEmulateHandler({
services: {
github: {
emulator: github,
seed: {
users: [{ login: 'octocat', name: 'The Octocat' }],
repos: [{ owner: 'octocat', name: 'hello-world', auto_init: true }],
},
},
google: {
emulator: google,
seed: {
users: [{ email: 'test@example.com', name: 'Test User' }],
},
},
},
})GitHub App seeds may omit private_key. Retain the handler to call server-only generatedSecrets(); explicit keys are excluded. Persisted snapshots contain generated keys, so keep the backend private.
Point your provider at the emulator paths on the same origin:
import GitHub from 'next-auth/providers/github'
const baseUrl = process.env.VERCEL_URL
? `https://${process.env.VERCEL_URL}`
: 'http://localhost:3000'
GitHub({
clientId: 'any-value',
clientSecret: 'any-value',
authorization: { url: `${baseUrl}/emulate/github/login/oauth/authorize` },
token: { url: `${baseUrl}/emulate/github/login/oauth/access_token` },
userinfo: { url: `${baseUrl}/emulate/github/user` },
})No oauth_apps need to be seeded. When none are configured, the emulator skips client_id, client_secret, and redirect_uri validation.
Emulator UI pages use bundled fonts. Wrap your Next.js config to include them in the serverless trace:
// next.config.mjs
import { withEmulate } from '@emulators/adapter-next'
export default withEmulate({
// your normal Next.js config
})If you mount the catch-all at a custom path, pass the matching prefix:
export default withEmulate(nextConfig, { routePrefix: '/api/emulate' })By default, emulator state is in-memory and resets on every cold start. To persist state across restarts, pass a persistence adapter:
import { createEmulateHandler } from '@emulators/adapter-next'
import * as github from '@emulators/github'
const kvAdapter = {
async load() { return await kv.get('emulate-state') },
async save(data: string) { await kv.set('emulate-state', data) },
}
export const { GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE } = createEmulateHandler({
services: { github: { emulator: github } },
persistence: kvAdapter,
})For local development, @emulators/core ships filePersistence:
import { filePersistence } from '@emulators/core'
// ...
persistence: filePersistence('.emulate/state.json'),The persistence adapter loads on cold start and saves after mutations. Generated identities also require atomic create-or-read initialize; see @emulators/core.
Embed emulators directly in your Nuxt app so they run on the same origin. This gives OAuth flows stable callback URLs in local and preview deployments.
npm install @emulators/adapter-nuxt @emulators/github @emulators/googleOnly install the emulators you need. Each @emulators/* package is published independently.
Create a named catch-all route that serves emulator traffic:
// server/routes/emulate/[...path].ts
import { createEmulateHandler } from '@emulators/adapter-nuxt'
import * as github from '@emulators/github'
import * as google from '@emulators/google'
export default defineEventHandler(createEmulateHandler({
services: {
github: {
emulator: github,
seed: {
users: [{ login: 'octocat', name: 'The Octocat' }],
repos: [{ owner: 'octocat', name: 'hello-world', auto_init: true }],
},
},
google: {
emulator: google,
seed: {
users: [{ email: 'test@example.com', name: 'Test User' }],
},
},
},
}))GitHub App seeds may omit private_key. Retain the handler to call server-only generatedSecrets(); explicit keys are excluded. Persisted snapshots contain generated keys, so keep the backend private.
Emulator UI pages use bundled fonts. Wrap your Nuxt config so Nitro traces the core package assets into production builds:
// nuxt.config.ts
import { withEmulate } from '@emulators/adapter-nuxt'
export default defineNuxtConfig(withEmulate({
// your normal Nuxt config
}))Point your OAuth provider at the emulator paths on the same origin:
const baseUrl = process.env.NUXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:3000'
export const githubOAuth = {
clientId: 'any-value',
clientSecret: 'any-value',
authorizationUrl: `${baseUrl}/emulate/github/login/oauth/authorize`,
tokenUrl: `${baseUrl}/emulate/github/login/oauth/access_token`,
userInfoUrl: `${baseUrl}/emulate/github/user`,
}No oauth_apps need to be seeded. When none are configured, the emulator skips client_id, client_secret, and redirect_uri validation.
By default, emulator state is in-memory and resets on every cold start. To persist state across restarts, pass a persistence adapter:
import { createEmulateHandler } from '@emulators/adapter-nuxt'
import * as github from '@emulators/github'
const storageAdapter = {
async load() { return await useStorage('emulate').getItem<string>('state') },
async save(data: string) { await useStorage('emulate').setItem('state', data) },
}
export default defineEventHandler(createEmulateHandler({
services: { github: { emulator: github } },
persistence: storageAdapter,
}))The persistence adapter loads on cold start and saves after mutations. Generated identities also require atomic create-or-read initialize; see @emulators/core.
packages/
emulate/ # CLI entry point (commander)
@emulators/
core/ # HTTP server, in-memory store, plugin interface, middleware
adapter-next/ # Next.js App Router integration
adapter-nuxt/ # Nuxt server route integration
vercel/ # Vercel API service
github/ # GitHub API service
google/ # Google OAuth 2.0 / OIDC + Gmail, Calendar, Drive
slack/ # Slack Web API, OAuth v2, incoming webhooks
linear/ # Linear GraphQL API, OAuth, webhooks
twilio/ # Twilio Messaging, Verify, Voice, webhooks
apple/ # Apple Sign In / OIDC
microsoft/ # Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0 / OIDC + Graph /me
aws/ # AWS S3, SQS, IAM, STS
apps/
web/ # Documentation site (Next.js)
The core provides a generic Store with typed Collection<T> instances supporting CRUD, indexing, filtering, and pagination. Each service plugin registers its routes with the shared internal app and uses the store for state.
The internal HTTP layer builds on Hono's API and design. Thank you to Yusuke Wada and the Hono contributors for their work. Hono's copyright and MIT license notice are included in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and distributed with the npm packages.
Tokens are configured in the seed config and map to users. Pass them as Authorization: Bearer <token> or Authorization: token <token>.
Vercel: All endpoints accept teamId or slug query params for team scoping. Pagination uses cursor-based limit/since/until with pagination response objects.
GitHub: Public repo endpoints work without auth. Private repos and write operations require a valid token. Pagination uses page/per_page with Link headers.
Google: Standard OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow with RS256-signed OIDC ID tokens. The discovery document advertises RS256 and /oauth2/v3/certs returns the RSA public key used to verify issued tokens. Configure clients in the seed config.
Slack: All Web API endpoints require Authorization: Bearer <token>. Seeded OAuth apps create local installation records, and OAuth v2 flow with user picker UI creates scoped bot tokens. Optional strict scope mode returns missing_scope when a token lacks a required method scope.
Linear: GraphQL accepts Authorization: Bearer <token> or a bare personal API key value. Seeded Linear tokens map to users or app actors, OAuth apps support local authorization code and client credentials flows, and optional strict scope mode checks supported GraphQL operations.
Twilio: HTTP Basic auth accepts the seeded Account SID/Auth Token pair or API Key/API Secret pair. Product-host APIs are exposed under local prefixes such as /messaging/v1 and /verify/v2; the 2010 API lives at /2010-04-01.
Apple: OIDC authorization code flow with RS256 ID tokens. On first auth per user/client pair, a user JSON blob is included.
Microsoft: OIDC authorization code flow with PKCE support. Also supports client credentials grants. Microsoft Graph /v1.0/me available.
AWS: Bearer tokens or IAM access key credentials. Default key pair always seeded: AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE / wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY.