How to Uninstall RapidAPI on Mac

RapidAPI Client inherited the Paw bundle identity. Export local projects or requests you want to keep before removal; do not assume a RapidAPI account contains an unsigned-in Mac project. The recorded test used a direct download, not a Homebrew installation.

Remove the app and inspect its data

Quit RapidAPI Client and move RapidAPI.app from Applications to Trash. Inspect Paw-named local state before choosing to remove it; the old name alone does not make another app its owner. The cask names the historical com.luckymarmot.Paw container and preference. Keep an exported project outside these paths if it is needed after reinstall. Vendor guidance.

Check the result

ls -ld ~/Library/Containers/com.luckymarmot.Paw ~/Library/Preferences/com.luckymarmot.Paw.plist

Run this read-only check after quitting the app. A printed path still exists; “No such file or directory” means that path is absent, while a permission error needs its own investigation.

If you installed it with Homebrew

The Homebrew cask has a zap list that includes the historical Paw container, scripts and preferences; its zap also names a recent-documents list. Run the command below without --zap if you want to keep those files and inspect them separately. A manual --zap follows the whole cask list regardless of Mole’s checkboxes. Mole uses zap only when its targets are selected, owned and within the checked boundary; otherwise it removes selected remnants through its own flow.

brew uninstall --cask rapidapi

What Mole lists

Mole can match the verified historical Paw bundle identity; exact container and preference rows are normally selected. It does not infer that every Paw-named file belongs to this installation.

What this test covered

RapidAPI Client 4.5.5 from the official package was removed on September 20, 2026. It was not signed in, and the Paw container hit a Trash permission error. No request project or cloud recovery was tested.