DashAPI is a VS Code extension for testing REST APIs without leaving your editor. It currently supports request history, saved collections, import/export to .dashapi.json, and lightweight route discovery for FastAPI and Express workspaces.
Features
Send GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests from inside VS Code
Save requests into named collections
Export and import collections with .zapi.json
Keep a recent request history
Scan the current workspace for FastAPI and Express endpoints
Run In Development
Open /Users/meetjethwa/Development/Extensions/API-Tester in VS Code.
Press F5.
Choose Run Extension.
In the Extension Development Host window, open the Command Palette.
Run DashAPI: Open API Tester.
Use The Installed Extension
Open any project in VS Code.
Open the Command Palette.
Run DashAPI: Open API Tester.
Or click the DashAPI icon in the Activity Bar.
Test The Extension
Current automated testing is a smoke check:
npm test
This verifies the extension still compiles. Manual testing is recommended for the UI flow:
Open the tester.
Send a request to a local or public API.
Save the request to a collection.
Export collections.
Import them back.
Run DashAPI: Scan Workspace for API Endpoints.
Build And Package
npm run compile
npm run package
Current Limitations
Endpoint scanning is regex-based and currently focused on FastAPI and Express
