REST Forge

REST Forge

A lightweight HTTP client for sending requests and testing APIs in VSCode

Features

REST Forge (formerly API Tester) is a UI-based HTTP client to send requests to your desired endpoint and is most helpful for testing and verifying that your API is working properly. The extension uses local storage at %userprofile%/.rest-forge directory and does not collect or share any personal information and request data somewhere else.

• Supports seven main HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS) and other custom methods (e.g. PROPFIND, configurable in settings)
• Request options:
  • URL search parameters
  • Authorization: API Key, Bearer Token, Basic Auth, OAuth 2.0
  • Request body:
    • Form Data
    • Form Encoded (x-www-form-urlencoded)
    • Raw: Text, JavaScript, JSON, HTML, XML
    • GraphQL
• Code snippets for your current request
• Preview and save responses to disk
• Organize requests into collections
• Export collections to JSON, Postman, or Bruno's OpenCollection
  • While mainly for individual use, you can save the exported file to your local repository for Git collaboration.
• Search from collections (Ctrl+Alt+F on tree view)
• Manage environments and use variables from active environment
• Export environments to .env files

Tech Stacks

Based on the REST API Client by Unjin Jang, with modifications on the user interface.

• Extension: VS Code Extension API
• UI: React.js, styled-components
• HTTP/S Requests: Fetch API
• React State Management: Zustand
• Editor: Monaco Editor
• Code Snippets: postman-collection, postman-code-generators
• Bundler: Webpack
• Compiler: Babel

License

See license for details.