Postaro ⚡
A fast, lightweight REST API client that lives inside VS Code.
Postaro is built for developers who want to send requests instantly, stay in the editor, and avoid heavy API tools.
🚀 What you get
- Send HTTP requests without leaving VS Code
- Clean request editor with tabs (no duplicates)
- Authorization helpers: token, basic, OAuth2 (token auth now lets you specify custom prefix such as
Bearer)
- Pretty & raw response views (JSON auto-detected)
- 🔍 Search in responses & headers (
Ctrl+F)
- 🕘 Request history (workspace-only)
- ⌨️ Keyboard-first workflow
- No accounts • No cloud • No tracking
Send a Request
Search in Response
Request History & Re-send
📦 Installation
Postaro is installed like any other VS Code extension.
Once installed, all features are available immediately — no setup required.
Done.
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
| Shortcut |
Action |
Ctrl+Enter / Cmd+Enter |
Send current request |
Ctrl+F |
Search response / headers |
Ctrl+Shift+R |
Re-send last request |
(Shortcuts work when the Postaro view is focused.)
🕘 Request History
Postaro automatically keeps a workspace-local history of recent requests:
- Last 30 requests
- De-duplicated (same request moves to top)
- Click to open in a new tab
- Clear anytime from the sidebar
Nothing is synced or uploaded.
🤔 Why Postaro?
| Postaro |
Other API Clients |
| Inside VS Code |
Separate app |
| Instant startup |
Heavy UI |
| Keyboard-first |
Mouse-driven |
| No login required |
Account required |
| No telemetry |
Often tracked |
| Focused features |
Feature bloat |
Postaro is for speed and focus, not API management platforms.
🎯 When should I use Postaro?
Use Postaro if you:
- Test APIs while coding
- Want fast iteration without context switching
- Prefer simple tools that get out of the way
If you need team workspaces, environments, or cloud sync, a larger client may be a better fit.
