# Yaade

Yaade is an open-source, self-hosted, collaborative API development environment that lets teams test, document, and share API collections while keeping data on their own server. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub and Unraid.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/1149/yaade

## Description

Yaade is an open-source, self-hosted, collaborative API development environment that lets teams test, document, and share API collections while keeping data on their own server.

## Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms: Unraid.

## Health score

34/100 (Low), based on 4 of 5 factors.
- Maintained: 21 (last commit 522 days ago)
- Popular: 66 (1,990 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 35 (1 install platform, install notes, Docker image)
- Security check: 20 (1 serious finding, 20 minor)

## Security check

1 serious finding: Uses @babel/traverse 7.17.3, which has a known critical vulnerability.
Automated checks on commit 0b4dea7, 23 Oct 2026. Not an audit.

## Links

- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/esperotech/yaade
- GitHub: https://github.com/EsperoTech/yaade
- Documentation: https://docs.yaade.io
- Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/yaade-0sud9t610kx8zy?q=Yaade

## Common questions

### Is Yaade designed primarily for self-hosting?

Yes, the official documentation describes it as self-hosted first and built from the ground up with self-hosting in mind.

### Does the official documentation describe Yaade as easy to set up?

Yes, the documentation says Yaade has easy setup.

### Can Yaade be used to share API collections between teammates?

Yes, the README says it was developed so API collections can be easily shared between teammates.

### Does the README state whether Yaade includes authentication?

The README does not state Yaade's authentication features; it only notes that Hoppscotch's self-hosted app does not come with authentication.

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