REST Client for VS Code AlternativesHTTP & API Clients like REST Client for VS Code

REST Client for VS Code is described as '- Send/Cancel/Rerun HTTP request in editor and view response in a separate pane with syntax highlight' and is a HTTP Client in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to REST Client for VS Code for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Google Chrome apps. The best REST Client for VS Code alternative is Postman, which is free. Other great apps like REST Client for VS Code are Insomnia REST Client, Hoppscotch, HTTP Toolkit and ApiArk.

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  1. Postman icon
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    Postman is a collaborative platform for API development that provides extensive tools for designing, testing, and documenting APIs. It allows API verification through requests, automated testing via Collection Runner, and offers both free and paid plans, catering to individuals and teams.

    121 Postman alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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  2. A powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.

    106 Insomnia REST Client alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  3. Hoppscotch icon
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    Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem. It helps you create your requests faster, saving you precious time on your development.

    81 Hoppscotch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. HTTP Toolkit icon
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    HTTP Toolkit is a beautiful, cross-platform & open-source HTTP(S) debugging proxy, analyzer & client, with built-in support for modern tools and automatic interception for clients from Docker to Android to iOS.

    55 HTTP Toolkit alternatives

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    • Mac
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    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Docker
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  5. ApiArk icon
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    ApiArk is a local-first API client built with Tauri v2 and Rust. No login, no cloud, no telemetry. Supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SSE and MQTT from one interface. Collections are stored as plain YAML files on your filesystem, fully git-diffable.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  6. RapidAPI for Mac (formerly Paw) is a full-featured HTTP client that lets you test and describe the APIs you build or consume. It has a beautiful native macOS interface to compose requests, inspect server responses, generate client code and export API definitions.

    65 RapidAPI for Mac alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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  7. soapUI icon
     59 likes

    Eviware, the maker of soapUI, Web Service Testing Leader

    soapUI is a tool for functional testing, mainly of web services like SOAP based web services and RESTful web services, but also HTTP based services and JMS Services as well as databases. soapUI is an open source and compl.

    89 soapUI alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • US flagUnited States
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  8. API testing tool. Which allows web developers to create and test custom HTTP requests.

    78 Advanced REST Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • AppImageHub
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
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  9. HarborClient icon
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    HarborClient is a free, open-source desktop API client for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It gives you a familiar Postman-style workspace—collections, environments, request scripts, and a tabbed editor—while keeping your work on your machine or on storage you control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. HttpMaster icon
     9 likes

    Practical and easy-to-use software tool for testing HTTP applications and services.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  11. Hurl icon
     7 likes

    Hurl is a command line tool that runs HTTP requests defined in a simple plain text format. It can capture values, evaluate queries on headers and body response. It is very versatile: it can be used for both fetching data and testing HTTP sessions.

    46 Hurl alternatives

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  12. Kusho icon
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    Never test your APIs manually again.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Visual Studio Code
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
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