aid: http-client
name: HTTP Client
description: >-
  HTTP Client is JetBrains' built-in tool for creating, editing, and
  executing HTTP requests directly from the IDE. Requests are stored in
  .http and .rest files alongside source code, with code highlighting,
  completion for hosts and methods, code folding, inline documentation,
  and live templates accelerating composition. The client supports
  HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 requests, gRPC unary and server-streaming calls,
  WebSocket connections, GraphQL operations, server-sent events, and
  imports from cURL and Postman collections. Environment files define
  reusable variables across global, request, and secured scopes; the
  cookie jar, request history, run/debug configurations, and Services
  tool window response viewer round out a workflow tightly integrated
  with the IntelliJ-based IDE family.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/http-client.png
tags:
- API Testing
- Clients
- Developer Tools
- HTTP Client
- IDE Extension
- IntelliJ
- JetBrains
- REST Client
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/http-client/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: http-client:http-client
  name: HTTP Client
  description: >-
    JetBrains HTTP Client lets developers compose, edit, and execute HTTP,
    gRPC, WebSocket, and GraphQL requests directly within IntelliJ-based
    IDEs using .http and .rest files, with environment variables, response
    handlers, and seamless OpenAPI integration.
  humanURL: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  tags:
  - Clients
  - HTTP Client
  - IDE Extension
  - JetBrains
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  - type: Exploring HTTP Syntax
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/exploring-http-syntax.html
  - type: HTTP Response Handling
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-response-handling-examples.html
  - url: graphql/http-client-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/http-client-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/http-client-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/JetBrains
- type: Company
  url: https://www.jetbrains.com
- url: https://blog.jetbrains.com/idea/feed/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com