http.me

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A lightweight HTTP client for VS Code, in the spirit of Postman, built to stay small in memory: requests are plain .http files in your repository, with a request editor, response viewer, collections, Environments, cookies, history and import / export for Postman and OpenAPI.

Features

• Request editor – method, URL with {{variables}}, query params, headers, body (JSON, text, XML, form, multipart with files, binary), 12 authorization types (Basic, Bearer, API key, OAuth 2.0, Digest, AWS Signature, …). Send with Ctrl+Enter, cancel any time, up to 6 requests in parallel.
• Response viewer – JSON / XML / HTML / CSV, search, headers, cookies, redirect timeline, test results and console output. Large responses (> 1 MB) are not kept in memory: open them in an editor instead. A slow request that finishes after you switched to another request moves the Response panel to its result; responses are not lost when switching tabs.
• Collections are .http files – one request per file (REST Client / JetBrains compatible), folders are normal folders, so everything is reviewable in Git. Sidebar with drag & drop, rename, duplicate, Copy as cURL / PowerShell, and a Dashboard with Collections, Environments, Cookies, History and Backups in one page. Close All / Close All Unpinned / the close button in Open ask to save when a request has unsaved changes.
• Environments – dev / uat / prod with the same keys (the Set Active button is always visible in Dashboard › Environments), NULL for values that are not filled yet, Globals, collection variables, secret values kept in VS Code SecretStorage (never in the file), and import / export of http-client.env.json.
• History – in the Dashboard, filter by text and date (From / To, Today, All dates). Click an entry to open the request with its saved response (status, headers, body up to 64 KB), marked "From History: executed (n min ago)". All entries open in one untitled history.http tab that the next entry overwrites. Actions: Send again, Copy cURL, Remove, Clear All.
• Backups – History and temporary requests (unsaved New Request tabs) are backed up automatically to <workspace>/exports/history-backup/ and exports/temp-backup/ (once a day when changed, or when the content grows by >= 2 MB; the 30 newest files per kind are kept). Use Back Up Now / Import in the Backups tab. Backups contain requests and responses, so add exports/ to .gitignore.
• Cookies and login sessions – a cookie jar per Environment, automatic re-login when a session expires.
• Request timeout – 10 minutes by default; change it with the httpme.request.timeout setting (seconds) or http.me: Set Request Timeout…, or override per request with # @timeout <seconds>. Applies to requests, login requests and OAuth 2.0 token requests.
• Scripts – pre-request.js and post-request.js per folder or request with httpme.* helpers and tests.
• Import – cURL, Postman Collection v2.0 / v2.1 (with scripts translated), Postman Environments, OpenAPI 3.x / Swagger 2.0 (JSON or YAML, from a file or a URL), with a preview and re-import from the source.
• Export – to Postman Collection v2.1 or OpenAPI 3.0.3 / 3.1.0 with a live preview, request selection, and Environments as Postman or JetBrains files. Secrets are never written unless you confirm.
• Low memory by design – no runtime dependencies except yaml (loaded only when needed), lazy activation, and webviews only for visible tabs.

Screenshots

Dashboard	Environments

Export	Import preview

Getting started

1. Open a folder and run http.me: New Request (or create a .http file).
2. Type a URL, press Send, and Save: the request is stored as a .http file.
3. Create an Environment (http.me: New Environment) and use {{baseUrl}} in your URLs.
4. Have a Postman collection or an OpenAPI spec? Use http.me: Import….
5. Open the Dashboard with Ctrl+Alt+D (Cmd+Alt+D on macOS).

A .http file

### Create order
POST {{baseUrl}}/orders
Content-Type: application/json

{"items":[{"sku":"TSH-001","qty":2}]}

Commands and shortcuts

All commands are under the http.me category in the Command Palette.

Privacy

http.me has no telemetry and sends requests only where you tell it to. Secret values stay in VS Code SecretStorage; History stores response headers, but Set-Cookie, Authorization and Cookie headers are not saved.

Feedback

Issues and ideas: https://github.com/exeldtarkus/http.me/issues