Thunder Client

aid: thunder-client
name: Thunder Client
description: >-
  Thunder Client is a lightweight REST API client extension for Visual Studio
  Code created by Ranga Vadhineni, providing a clean interface for sending HTTP
  requests, managing collections, and testing APIs without leaving the editor.
  With nearly 7 million installs, it pioneered GUI-based API testing in VS Code
  with 100% local storage, scriptless testing, Git Sync for team collaboration,
  GraphQL support, and an advanced CLI for CI/CD integration. Thunder Client
  supports importing collections from Postman, Insomnia, Hoppscotch, and
  OpenAPI 3.0, and offers pre/post-request scripting and environment variables.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- API Client
- API Testing
- CI/CD
- CLI
- Collections
- GraphQL
- REST Client
- VS Code
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thunder-client/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-16'
modified: '2026-05-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: thunder-client:thunder-client
  name: Thunder Client
  description: >-
    Thunder Client is the flagship VS Code REST API client extension offering
    a lightweight GUI for sending HTTP requests, managing collections with
    environment variables, and running scriptless tests. Features include
    Git Sync for team collaboration, GraphQL support, pre/post request
    scripting, collection import from Postman/Insomnia/Hoppscotch/OpenAPI,
    and an advanced CLI supporting CI/CD pipelines.
  humanURL: https://www.thunderclient.com
  baseURL: https://www.thunderclient.com
  tags:
  - API Client
  - API Testing
  - Collections
  - GraphQL
  - REST Client
  - VS Code
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/get-started
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support
  - type: VS Code Marketplace
    url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rangav.vscode-thunder-client
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://www.thunderclient.com/pricing
  - type: CLI Documentation
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli
  - type: Scripting API Reference
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/scripting/api
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support/releases
  - type: npm
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@thunderclient/cli
  - url: graphql/thunder-client-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  contact:
  - FN: Thunder Client Support
    url: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support
  version: 2.40.10

- aid: thunder-client:thunder-client-cli
  name: Thunder Client CLI
  description: >-
    The Thunder Client CLI (@thunderclient/cli) is a Node.js command-line
    tool for running Thunder Client requests, collections, and cURL commands
    from the terminal. It supports CI/CD integration, parallel execution,
    and multiple report formats (CLI, CSV, HTML, JSON, XML, NUnit).
    Installed globally via npm (npm i -g @thunderclient/cli).
  humanURL: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli
  baseURL: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli
  tags:
  - API Testing
  - CI/CD
  - CLI
  - Collections
  - Node.js
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli
  - type: CLI Install
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli/install
  - type: Run Requests
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli/run-requests
  - type: Run Collection
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli/run-collection
  - type: cURL Commands
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli/curl
  - type: CI/CD Integration
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli/ci-cd
  - type: List Command
    url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/cli/list
  - type: npm
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@thunderclient/cli

common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thunderclient
- type: Website
  url: https://www.thunderclient.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.thunderclient.com/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support
- type: VS Code Marketplace
  url: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rangav.vscode-thunder-client
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.thunderclient.com/pricing
- type: npm
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@thunderclient/cli
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support/releases
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thunder-client/refs/heads/main/json-schema/thunder-client-collection-schema.json
- type: JSONSchema
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thunder-client/refs/heads/main/json-schema/thunder-client-environment-schema.json
- type: JSONStructure
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thunder-client/refs/heads/main/json-structure/thunder-client-collection-structure.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thunder-client/refs/heads/main/json-ld/thunder-client-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thunder-client/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/thunder-client-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com