JustAPI ⚡

JustAPI is a local-first API client built directly into VS Code. Design, test, and debug HTTP requests without leaving your editor — and without sending your data anywhere.

Unlike cloud-based tools, JustAPI works 100% locally. Your requests, collections, and variables never leave your machine.

✨ Key Features

1. 🚀 Full HTTP Client

Execute requests with any method (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS, HEAD) with full control:

• Redirect Following — Automatic 3xx handling (configurable per request)
• SSL/TLS Toggle — Enable/disable certificate verification
• Configurable Timeout — Per-request timeout in milliseconds
• Content-Type Auto-Detection — Auto-sets headers based on body type
• Response Timing — Duration measurement for every request
• Error Classification — Categorized errors (network, timeout, DNS, SSL) with troubleshooting hints

2. 📁 Collection Manager

Organize your requests with a powerful collection system:

• Nested Folders — Create folders inside collections with sub-folders and requests
• Duplicate, Rename, Move — Full CRUD with drag-free management
• Import / Export — Share collections as JSON
• cURL Import — Paste any cURL command and parse it automatically

3. 🔤 Variable Engine

Dynamic request building with {{variable}} interpolation everywhere (URL, headers, query params, body):

• Four Scopes with Priority — Global < Variable Sets < Collection < Request
• Variable Sets — Reusable groups linkable to multiple collections
• Inline Autocomplete — Type {{ and get scope-aware suggestions with keyboard navigation
• Syntax Highlighting — Visual highlighting of {{variable}} references in all text inputs
• Conflict Detection — Warnings when the same name exists in multiple scopes

4. 🔐 Authentication Builder

Built-in visual auth without manual header fiddling:

• Bearer Token — Authorization: Bearer <token>
• Basic Auth — Authorization: Basic <base64>
• API Key — Custom header or query parameter

5. 📊 Rich Response Viewer

Inspect responses in detail:

• Status & Timing — Color-coded status (2xx green, 4xx orange, 5xx red), duration, size
• JSON Tree View — Interactive collapsible tree with syntax highlighting
• Raw / Formatted Toggle — Pretty-print or raw JSON
• XML Formatting — Indentation-based XML pretty printer
• Image Rendering — Inline display of image responses
• Headers & Cookies — Parsed response headers and Set-Cookie inspection
• Search — Find-in-page with highlighting
• Copy — One-click copy of the full response body

6. 📜 History

Never lose a request:

• Chronological List — Newest first with method badges and timestamps
• Replay — Click any entry to reload the request into the editor
• Filter — Search by URL, method, or status code
• Auto-Cap — Maintains max 200 entries

7. 💻 Code Generation

Generate production-ready code from your current request:

• JavaScript (Fetch API)
• TypeScript (Fetch API)
• Python (requests)
• cURL
• C# (HttpClient)
• Java (java.net.http)
• Go (net/http)

8. 🔎 Global Search

Search across collections, folders, requests, and history from a single bar.

🚀 How to Use

Open the JustAPI activity bar icon (⚡) in the sidebar, or use the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P):

Keyboard Shortcuts

🛡️ Privacy

Your data is yours.

• No Telemetry — This extension does NOT send any data to external servers
• Local Storage — All requests, collections, and variables are stored in a local JSON file in your VS Code user directory
• No Account Required — No sign-up, no API keys, no cloud

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Happy coding! ⚡