HTTP Client

HTTP Client is JetBrains' built-in tool for creating, editing, and executing HTTP requests directly from the IDE. Requests are stored in .http and .rest files alongside source code, with code highlighting, completion for hosts and methods, code folding, inline documentation, and live templates accelerating composition. The client supports HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 requests, gRPC unary and server-streaming calls, WebSocket connections, GraphQL operations, server-sent events, and imports from cURL and Postman collections. Environment files define reusable variables across global, request, and secured scopes; the cookie jar, request history, run/debug configurations, and Services tool window response viewer round out a workflow tightly integrated with the IntelliJ-based IDE family.

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aid: http-client
name: HTTP Client
description: HTTP Client is JetBrains' built-in tool for creating, editing, and executing HTTP requests directly from the
  IDE. Requests are stored in .http and .rest files alongside source code, with code highlighting, completion for hosts and
  methods, code folding, inline documentation, and live templates accelerating composition. The client supports HTTP/1.1 and
  HTTP/2 requests, gRPC unary and server-streaming calls, WebSocket connections, GraphQL operations, server-sent events, and
  imports from cURL and Postman collections. Environment files define reusable variables across global, request, and secured
  scopes; the cookie jar, request history, run/debug configurations, and Services tool window response viewer round out a
  workflow tightly integrated with the IntelliJ-based IDE family.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- API Testing
- Clients
- Developer Tools
- HTTP Client
- IDE Extension
- IntelliJ
- JetBrains
- REST Client
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/http-client/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: http-client:http-client
  name: HTTP Client
  description: JetBrains HTTP Client lets developers compose, edit, and execute HTTP, gRPC, WebSocket, and GraphQL requests
    directly within IntelliJ-based IDEs using .http and .rest files, with environment variables, response handlers, and seamless
    OpenAPI integration.
  humanURL: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  tags:
  - Clients
  - HTTP Client
  - IDE Extension
  - JetBrains
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  - type: Exploring HTTP Syntax
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/exploring-http-syntax.html
  - type: HTTP Response Handling
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-response-handling-examples.html
  - url: graphql/http-client-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/JetBrains
- type: Company
  url: https://www.jetbrains.com
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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