✨ Features

• ⚡ Lightning Fast - Test APIs in seconds without leaving your workflow
• 🎯 Simple & Intuitive - Clean UI that gets out of your way
• 📦 Zero Dependencies - Lightweight extension that doesn't slow down VS Code
• 📝 Request History - Automatically saves your last 10 requests
• 🎨 Beautiful Response Viewer - Syntax-highlighted JSON, status codes, timing
• 🔄 All HTTP Methods - GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH supported
• 💾 Persistent History - Your requests are saved between sessions

🎮 How to Use

Quick Start (Fastest Way)

1. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type: API Quickshot: New Request
3. Enter URL and select method
4. Done! 🚀

Full Panel

1. Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
2. Type: API Quickshot: Test API
3. Fill in:
   • HTTP Method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH)
   • URL
   • Headers (optional, JSON format)
   • Request Body (for POST/PUT/PATCH)
4. Click Send Request
5. See beautiful response with status, timing, and size

Sidebar History

• Click the 🚀 icon in Activity Bar
• View your recent requests
• Click any request to reload it

📸 Screenshots

🛠️ Example Usage

Testing a REST API:

Method: GET
URL: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1

POST Request with Body:

Method: POST
URL: https://api.example.com/users
Headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
Body: {"name": "John", "email": "john@example.com"}

🎯 Why API Quickshot?

🚀 Roadmap

v0.1.0 ✅

• [x] Basic request/response
• [x] All HTTP methods
• [x] Request history (last 10)
• [x] JSON syntax highlighting
• [x] Response timing & size

v0.2.0 (Current) ✅

• [x] Import cURL commands
• [x] Export to code (Fetch, Axios, cURL, Python, PHP)
• [x] Copy to clipboard
• [x] Code preview modal

v0.3.0 (Coming Soon)

• [ ] Collections & Folders
• [ ] Environment Variables
• [ ] Authentication presets (Bearer, API Key, OAuth)
• [ ] Request templates

v0.4.0 (Future)

• [ ] AI Response Assistant
• [ ] Performance analytics
• [ ] Team workspace
• [ ] API monitoring

❤️ Support the Project

API Quickshot is 100% free and open source!

If this extension saves you time and makes your development workflow better, consider supporting its continued development:

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Your support helps me:

• 🚀 Build new features faster
• 🐛 Fix bugs and improve stability
• 📚 Create better documentation
• 🎨 Design more developer tools

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• ⭐ Star on GitHub - Helps with visibility
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• 🐦 Share on social media - Spread the word!
• 💬 Give feedback - Tell me what you need

Every bit of support motivates me to keep improving! 🙏

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request?

• 🐛 Report a Bug
• 💡 Request a Feature
• ⭐ Star the repo if you like it!

📝 License

MIT License - feel free to use in your projects!

👨‍💻 Author

NextGenCode - Full Stack Developer & Automation Expert

• 🌐 Website: nextgencode.dev
• 💼 Services: Blockchain, AI/ML, CRM Automation, API Integration
• 📧 Contact: mattemzet@gmail.com

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