# Have you tried Mockoon to capture and mock real API responses? **URL:** \ **Category:** Discussions\ **Tags:** api-testing, mocking, mot-apimme\ **Created:** [27 May 2025 07:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/have-you-tried-mockoon-to-capture-and-mock-real-api-responses/84961 "2025-05-27T07:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jose.carrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/jose.carrera/32/12213_2.png) [@jose.carrera](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/jose.carrera)\ **Post date:** [27 May 2025 07:00 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/have-you-tried-mockoon-to-capture-and-mock-real-api-responses/84961/1 "2025-05-27T07:00:59Z")
Mocking APIs can help unblock testing and give you control over the data you need, without waiting for backend changes. Using [Mockoon](https://mockoon.com/), you can take a real request from a frontend and turn it into a mock using two methods. No code needed, just a bit of setup. I’ve put together a small activity you can try if you want to get more hands-on with API mocking. ## Your task! 1. **Download and install the latest version of [Mockoon](https://mockoon.com/).** You’ll use it to create and run your mocked server locally. 2. **Create a new mocked server (environment) in Mockoon.** Give it a name and note the port number Mockoon assigns so you can point the frontend to it. 3. **Clone and run [MERN test application](https://github.com/zecarrera/mern-ecommerce/tree/mot?tab=readme-ov-file#running-ui-and-mockoon-api-server) locally.** Follow the instructions in the repo to run it with or without Docker. 4. **Mock the /api/category/list endpoint using both methods:** 5. **Go to the application UI and verify that categories are now getting the mocked response.** 6. **Share your experience and thoughts in the thread:** 📬 Post your thoughts or questions below. Your post might help someone else, too. ---
**Author:** ![kristof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/kristof/32/10839_2.png) [@kristof](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kristof)\ **Post date:** [27 May 2025 09:02 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/have-you-tried-mockoon-to-capture-and-mock-real-api-responses/84961/2 "2025-05-27T09:02:29Z")
I see there is no Free Plan on the pricing page. What makes Mockoon different from other mocking tools? ---
**Author:** ![zecarrera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/zecarrera/32/11292_2.png) [@zecarrera](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/zecarrera)\ **Post date:** [27 May 2025 09:24 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/have-you-tried-mockoon-to-capture-and-mock-real-api-responses/84961/3 "2025-05-27T09:24:55Z")
Hi Krisof, The pricing page refers only to their cloud offering. You can access all its features using the desktop version, which you can use locally. This can also be self-hosted, so you can continue to fully utilise it within your CI/CD ([Self-host your mock APIs with Mockoon CLI](https://mockoon.com/tutorials/self-host-mock-api-server-cli/)) ---
**Author:** ![kristof](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/club.ministryoftesting.com/kristof/32/10839_2.png) [@kristof](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/u/kristof)\ **Post date:** [27 May 2025 11:10 UTC](https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/have-you-tried-mockoon-to-capture-and-mock-real-api-responses/84961/4 "2025-05-27T11:10:21Z")
> [@zecarrera](#): > > The pricing page refers only to their cloud offering. Aah! that was not clear from the beginning 😛 I just went to the website and click on the menu’s to see them, saw pricing and instantly saw there was no free option. It would be nice if they added a Free Option and just mention it’s the open source version 😃 Because you ‘scared’ me away with this atm 😛