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⚡ Kill the extra tab. Test your FastAPI endpoints instantly inside VS Code — CodeLens buttons, auto-generated request bodies, auth token manager.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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⚡ FastAPI Instant Tester

Test your FastAPI endpoints without leaving VS Code. Kill the extra tab. Just click.

FastAPI Instant Tester VS Code


✨ Features

  • CodeLens buttons — ⚡ Test POST /users appears directly above every @app.post() decorator in your code
  • AI body generation — One click generates realistic fake data (names, emails, dates, IDs) using Claude AI
  • Auth token manager — Store your Bearer token securely (VS Code SecretStorage, never plain text). Get it from /login, paste once, it's used automatically on every request
  • Instant response — See status code, response body, and response time inline
  • Lightweight — Zero npm dependencies at runtime

🚀 Quick Start

  1. Install the extension
  2. Open any Python FastAPI file
  3. See ⚡ Test GET /path buttons appear above each route
  4. Click a button → panel opens beside your code
  5. Hit ⚡ Generate Body → realistic data is auto-filled
  6. Hit ▶ Send Request → see the response instantly

🔑 Auth Token (JWT / Bearer)

  1. Click 🔑 Auth Token in the panel
  2. First, test your /login or /token endpoint
  3. Copy the access_token from the response
  4. Paste it in the token dialog
  5. All future requests automatically include Authorization: Bearer <token>

⚙️ Configuration

Setting Default Description
fastapiTester.baseUrl http://127.0.0.1:8000 Your FastAPI server URL
fastapiTester.anthropicApiKey `` API key for AI body generation

Or set via the panel UI directly.


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