API Tester

A simple API testing extension for VS Code by Sujan Pokharel.

Features

• Test REST APIs with GET, POST, PUT, DELETE methods
• Support for authorization tokens
• JSON request/response formatting
• Clean, organized response display

Usage

1. Click the globe icon in the activity bar to open the API Tester view.
2. Click "Open API Tester" in the sidebar.
3. Enter your API endpoint URL.
4. Select the HTTP method.
5. Add authorization token if needed.
6. Enter request body for POST/PUT requests.
7. Click "Send Request" to test the API.

Requirements

VS Code 1.74.0 or higher.

Extension Settings

This extension does not add any VS Code settings.

Known Issues

• CORS restrictions may apply when testing external APIs from the webview.

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release with basic API testing functionality.

Following extension guidelines

Ensure that you've read through the extensions guidelines and follow the best practices for creating your extension.

• Extension Guidelines

Working with Markdown

You can author your README using Visual Studio Code. Here are some useful editor keyboard shortcuts:

• Split the editor (Cmd+\ on macOS or Ctrl+\ on Windows and Linux).
• Toggle preview (Shift+Cmd+V on macOS or Shift+Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux).
• Press Ctrl+Space (Windows, Linux, macOS) to see a list of Markdown snippets.

For more information

• Visual Studio Code's Markdown Support
• Markdown Syntax Reference

Enjoy!