REST Client for VS Code Alternatives

REST Client for VS Code has been discontinued. Similar apps include Postman, which has a free version. Other options are Insomnia REST Client, Hoppscotch, HTTP Toolkit and ApiArk. There's no shortage of API Clients like REST Client for VS Code, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Chrome OS.

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  1. Bearer icon
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    Bearer is a developer tool that helps engineering teams monitor API requests, track performance, detect anomalies, and fix issues for their critical API usage. The solution monitors all outgoing API requests without proxying traffic.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. Free, privacy-first API client built natively into VS Code. Test REST, GraphQL & WebSocket APIs locally — no login, no cloud sync, no telemetry.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Visual Studio Code
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  3. FRequest icon
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    FRequest is a fast, lightweight and opensource Windows / macOS / Linux desktop program to make HTTP(s) requests (e.g. call REST apis).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Restretto icon
     1 like

    Minimal native and free REST API client for Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. TestMace icon
     7 likes

    Powerful IDE to work with API. Harness the power of scenarios, autocompletion and syntax highlight for API development. Write tests, share code without leaving the comfortable development environment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. RequesterX icon
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    RequesterX is a free desktop HTTP client for API testing and development. Organize requests into nested collections, use environment variables for easy context switching, generate code snippets in 13 languages, and keep everything stored locally — no account required.

    52 RequesterX alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Routebase icon
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    Routebase keeps your API's design, docs, mock servers, contract tests and monitoring in one living OpenAPI spec so they can't drift apart.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. CurlHub.io icon
     1 like

    API Traffic Inspector.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Resting icon
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    browser web-extension to test and analyze HTTP requests.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Chromium
    • Firefox
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  10. Guide API icon
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    API integration platform for testing, prototyping, and running of any API flow. The right tool for successful API flow integration - nice, easy, simple, and cheap.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Ain icon
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    Ain is a command-line HTTP API client. It's an alternative to postman, paw or insomnia. It enables scripting of input and further processing of output. It targets command-line users who work with API:s using a simple file format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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