aid: rest-client
name: REST Client
description: >-
  REST Client is a Visual Studio Code extension developed by Huachao Mao that
  enables developers to send HTTP requests and view responses directly within
  the VS Code editor. It supports RFC 2616 HTTP request format using .http and
  .rest files, GraphQL queries, cURL commands, multiple authentication schemes
  (Basic, Digest, SSL Client Certificates, Azure AD, AWS Signature v4, AWS
  Cognito), environment and file variables, request chaining, cookie management,
  code generation to multiple languages, and response saving. The extension is
  installed via the VS Code Marketplace under the identifier humao.rest-client
  and is widely used as a lightweight alternative to dedicated API clients like
  Postman and Insomnia.
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/rest-client.png
tags:
- Clients
- HTTP Client
- IDE Extension
- VS Code
- API Testing
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: rest-client:rest-client
  name: REST Client
  description: >-
    REST Client is a Visual Studio Code extension for sending HTTP requests
    and viewing responses directly within the editor. It supports .http and
    .rest file formats, GraphQL, cURL, multiple auth schemes, environment
    variables, request chaining, and code generation.
  humanURL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client
  tags:
  - Clients
  - HTTP Client
  - IDE Extension
  - VS Code
  - API Testing
  - GraphQL
  - cURL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient#readme
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient#usage
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient
  - type: VS Code Marketplace
    url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rest-client-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rest-client-request-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/examples/rest-client-get-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/examples/rest-client-request-chaining-example.json
  - url: graphql/rest-client-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: License
  name: MIT
  url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rest-client-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient#readme
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient
- type: Vocabulary
  url: >-
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rest-client-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: >-
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rest-client-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com