QuickRest Pro: Inline HTTP & cURL Runner 🌐

Lightning-fast inline HTTP request & cURL runner with Alt + Enter execution, CodeLens, and interactive response inspector!
Test REST APIs, webhooks, and endpoints directly inside VS Code without heavy third-party clients or mandatory cloud accounts.

⚡ Why QuickRest Pro?

Modern API clients have become slow, bloated, and increasingly require cloud accounts just to send a basic HTTP request. Developers want a zero-friction way to test endpoints without leaving their active editor.

QuickRest Pro brings instant HTTP execution right into your coding workflow:

• 🚀 Inline Execution: Highlight or place your cursor on any HTTP request or cURL snippet and press Alt + Enter (Cmd + Enter on macOS).
• 🔍 Interactive Response Inspector: Inspect status badges, roundtrip latency, response payload size, headers, and formatted JSON in a clean right-side drawer.
• ▶️ One-Click CodeLens: Automatically renders clickable ▶ Send Request buttons directly above URLs and cURL commands across any file.
• 📋 1-Click Snippet Export: Instantly copy executed requests as production-ready JavaScript fetch(), Python requests, or executable cURL commands.
• 🧪 Variable Interpolation: Seamlessly substitute {{API_URL}} or {{TOKEN}} variables from workspace .env files or VS Code extension settings.
• 🔒 100% Private & Local: All requests execute directly from your machine. Zero telemetry, zero cloud sync, zero logins required.

📖 Supported Syntax & Formats

1. Plain HTTP Endpoints

GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1

2. Multi-Line Requests with Headers & JSON Payload

POST https://httpbin.org/post
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer {{API_TOKEN}}

{
  "name": "QuickRest",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "active": true
}

3. Native cURL Commands

curl -X POST https://httpbin.org/post \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"message": "Hello from QuickRest"}'

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts & Commands

⚙️ Configuration Options

Customize QuickRest via your VS Code Settings:

• quickRest.timeout: Maximum request timeout in milliseconds (default: 15000).
• quickRest.enableCodeLens: Toggle ▶ Send Request CodeLens links above endpoints (default: true).
• quickRest.environmentVariables: Key-value object for custom variables (e.g., {"API_URL": "https://api.example.com"}).

👤 Author

Developed by Pirapaakaran Pirathapan.
LinkedIn: Pirapaakaran Pirathapan

📄 License

MIT License (c) 2026 Pirapaakaran Pirathapan.