REST Client

REST Client is a Visual Studio Code extension developed by Huachao Mao that enables developers to send HTTP requests and view responses directly within the VS Code editor. It supports RFC 2616 HTTP request format using .http and .rest files, GraphQL queries, cURL commands, multiple authentication schemes (Basic, Digest, SSL Client Certificates, Azure AD, AWS Signature v4, AWS Cognito), environment and file variables, request chaining, cookie management, code generation to multiple languages, and response saving. The extension is installed via the VS Code Marketplace under the identifier humao.rest-client and is widely used as a lightweight alternative to dedicated API clients like Postman and Insomnia.

REST Client publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Clients, HTTP Client, IDE Extension, VS Code, and API Testing.

The REST Client catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

REST Client’s developer surface includes documentation and 6 more developer resources.

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21.3/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

AccessFreemium

1 APIs

Clients HTTP Client IDE Extension VS Code API Testing

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0

Composite quality — 21.3/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 6.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 1.9 / 20

Access Clarity 3.2 / 20

Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13

Contract Governance 3.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

REST Client

REST Client is a Visual Studio Code extension for sending HTTP requests and viewing responses directly within the editor. It supports .http and .rest file formats, GraphQL, cURL...

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rest Client Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Design & Contract 2

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Vocabulary

Vocabulary

JSONLDContext

JSONLDContext

Build 1

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GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

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DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Commercial 1

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License

License

Company 1

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Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: rest-client
name: REST Client
description: REST Client is a Visual Studio Code extension developed by Huachao Mao that enables developers to send HTTP requests
  and view responses directly within the VS Code editor. It supports RFC 2616 HTTP request format using .http and .rest files,
  GraphQL queries, cURL commands, multiple authentication schemes (Basic, Digest, SSL Client Certificates, Azure AD, AWS Signature
  v4, AWS Cognito), environment and file variables, request chaining, cookie management, code generation to multiple languages,
  and response saving. The extension is installed via the VS Code Marketplace under the identifier humao.rest-client and is
  widely used as a lightweight alternative to dedicated API clients like Postman and Insomnia.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/rest-client.png
tags:
- Clients
- HTTP Client
- IDE Extension
- VS Code
- API Testing
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: rest-client:rest-client
  name: REST Client
  description: REST Client is a Visual Studio Code extension for sending HTTP requests and viewing responses directly within
    the editor. It supports .http and .rest file formats, GraphQL, cURL, multiple auth schemes, environment variables, request
    chaining, and code generation.
  humanURL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client
  tags:
  - Clients
  - HTTP Client
  - IDE Extension
  - VS Code
  - API Testing
  - GraphQL
  - cURL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient#readme
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient#usage
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient
  - type: VS Code Marketplace
    url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/json-schema/rest-client-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/json-structure/rest-client-request-structure.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/examples/rest-client-get-request-example.json
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/examples/rest-client-request-chaining-example.json
  - url: graphql/rest-client-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: License
  name: MIT
  url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/rest-client-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient#readme
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/rest-client-vocabulary.yml
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/rest-client/refs/heads/main/json-ld/rest-client-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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