Release Date: May 06, 2025
Hey there, Sparrow Innovators!
Get ready for a smoother API experience! With Sparrow 2.23, debugging is now AI-powered, dynamic expressions are a breeze, and sharing workspaces has never been easier. It’s like upgrading your toolbox, but with way fewer bruised knuckles!
🚀What’s New?
Share Workspaces Instantly with Public Links
Sharing and collaborating on workspaces is now easier than ever with some key improvements to workspaces and hubs:
- Public Workspace Links: Share your workspace with anyone using a secure public link. You can grab the link directly from the Workspace List or About Workspace page and send it out.
- Viewer Access Flow: When users access a public workspace link, they can log in to Sparrow and get read-only access to explore APIs, environments, and test flows—no invite needed.
- Workspace Enhancements: User now have more control over your workspace setup and visibility: Add a workspace name and summary when saving a workspace (Workspace is set as private by default).
- The "Invite" button is now "Invite Collaborators," and "Workspace Settings" is now upgraded to "Members."
- Make any workspace public from the About screen with a quick confirmation popup.
Boost Your Test Flow with Dynamic Expressions
This update brings powerful dynamic expressions to your API requests, allowing you to insert dynamic content in parameters, headers, and response bodies:
- Dynamic Expressions in Parameters: Easily use dynamic values in API parameters to adjust requests based on context. Just click the “fx” icon in the parameter section, and you’ll get a modal to select data, functions, and variables. You can add or remove expressions as needed.
- Dynamic Expressions in Response Body: Insert content into the response body from previous requests or variables. A new button, “Insert Dynamic Content,” lets you select and add dynamic values.
- Select Dynamic Content from Previous Requests & Variables: Pull values from earlier API executions or global variables, making it simple to adapt your request based on past data.
- Insert & Preview: Add dynamic content to parameters, body, or headers and preview the changes before applying them.
- Drag & Drop Support (Response Body, Parameters & Headers): Managing expressions is now simpler with drag-and-drop functionality. Easily reorder expressions within the Response Body, Parameter, or Header sections by dragging rows. This gives you the flexibility to organize your requests as needed.
AI-Powered Debugging Assistance
Quickly identify and resolve API issues with AI-generated suggestions, intelligent diagnostics, and one-click fixes.
- Help Me Debug Trigger: When you encounter an issue with 4XX series, click the “Help Me Debug” button. It disables itself after being clicked to prevent repeated triggers and re-enables if another error occurs.
- Inserting Response in Body: AI-generated error explanations and code snippets are displayed in the chatbot in markdown format. You can apply suggestions with the “Apply Changes” button, with color-coded feedback.
- Inserting Response in Key-Value Pair and Bulk Edit: AI suggestions automatically fill in key-value pairs in parameters and headers, with color-coded highlights to help you distinguish between original and suggested values.
⚠️ Known Glitches
Here’s what we’re still refining—because perfection takes time:
- The "Open in Workspace" button occasionally takes a detour.
- Query Explorer and Editor sync issues might play a bit of hide-and-seek in GraphQL.
- A newly created Testflow becomes unsaved automatically sometimes.
- Sometimes, AI-generated cURL requests may produce errors, and parameters may not be properly separated or selected.
- Swagger YAML link is not supported while adding a Collection for Active Sync.
💡Help Us Improve!
Your feedback helps us shape Sparrow’s future! Found a bug or have an idea? Let’s hear it!
📖 App Help Section:
Find answers here.💡 Feedback Hub:
https://sparrowapp.canny.io/📩 Email Us:
contactus@sparrowapp.devThank you for being a driving force in the Sparrow journey. Your constant support propels us forward, ensuring we achieve new milestones with every update. ✨
Let’s keep aiming higher, unlocking new potential, and creating something extraordinary together!
With ❤️ and gratitude,
The Sparrow Team