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Also worth considering Postman (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/w

Also worth considering Postman (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-client/fdmmgilgnpjigdojojpjoooidkmcomcm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman-rest-clien...) I particularly like that it allows you to save groups of requests into "Collections" so you can have quick access to all the main API calls from one app. You can also export these collections and share them with other team members. This is particularly useful for sanity checking before deploys e.g. just running through each API call to make sure users can login and perform primary actions.

passfree 13y ago
REST is quite new but it has solid foundations that go well beyond what postman achieves today. New features will be added rapidly in the next couple of weeks.
- talkingquickly 13y ago
  Looks really interesting but shame it's dependant on https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbdbpcnhmopfkidjhlinikkohlkpn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbd... which requires "access to your data on all websites"
  - passfree 13y ago
    Some things are simply not possible without having access to raw HTTP data. HTTP itself is quite complex protocol.
    - talkingquickly 13y ago
      Indeed, and had the permission been on the extension itself rather than a dependency and there been explanation of why it requires the permission when other rest clients dont, I'd probably have given it a go. I'd be really interested to hear more about why the dependency is there and what the interplay between the two extensions and the cloud bit of the service is?
      - passfree 13y ago
        Fair point. I will make sure that there is an explanation/mention about this. It is worth mentioning though that the link points to a hosted app - not an extension. You do require an extension for this to work but it is very lightweight and rather simple. The extension only provides the ability to send HTTP requests as you see them.
jlengrand 13y ago
I totally love POSTMAN. The collections thingy is really cool. I'll give REST a shot too, though :).
- talkingquickly 13y ago
  REST does look interesting. Tried to give it a go but it's dependant on also installing the "Websecurify" extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbdbpcnhmopfkidjhlinikkohlkpn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbd...). Websecurify looks interesting in itself but requires "access to your data on all websites" permission which means doing a load of research into what it's actually doing etc etc which seems like a lot of effort just to try out a rest client. Best of luck to them though, Postman made by workflow testing API's hugely more efficient so if they manage to improve on that it'll be a great tool.
  - jlengrand 13y ago
    Same. I tried to install, and saw the dependency and the permission I didn't really like. Once finally installed, I had to guess how to make a request work. I mean, if I have to fill a full request myself, I'd better directly use a terminal. Right now, POSTMAN fills all my needs, and the alternative will have to be really good to make me change. Maybe people not aware of postman would appreciate more.
    - passfree 13y ago
      These features will be added soon.
      - jlengrand 13y ago
        Cool!
    - stephenhuey 13y ago
      FWIW, I went to install Postman and it also requires access to all your website data.
munimkazia 13y ago
+1 Big fan of Postman. It is an indispensable tool in my day to day development work.

passfree 13y ago

REST is quite new but it has solid foundations that go well beyond what postman achieves today. New features will be added rapidly in the next couple of weeks.

talkingquickly 13y ago
Looks really interesting but shame it's dependant on https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbdbpcnhmopfkidjhlinikkohlkpn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbd... which requires "access to your data on all websites"
- passfree 13y ago
  Some things are simply not possible without having access to raw HTTP data. HTTP itself is quite complex protocol.
  - talkingquickly 13y ago
    Indeed, and had the permission been on the extension itself rather than a dependency and there been explanation of why it requires the permission when other rest clients dont, I'd probably have given it a go. I'd be really interested to hear more about why the dependency is there and what the interplay between the two extensions and the cloud bit of the service is?
    - passfree 13y ago
      Fair point. I will make sure that there is an explanation/mention about this. It is worth mentioning though that the link points to a hosted app - not an extension. You do require an extension for this to work but it is very lightweight and rather simple. The extension only provides the ability to send HTTP requests as you see them.

jlengrand 13y ago

I totally love POSTMAN. The collections thingy is really cool. I'll give REST a shot too, though :).

talkingquickly 13y ago
REST does look interesting. Tried to give it a go but it's dependant on also installing the "Websecurify" extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbdbpcnhmopfkidjhlinikkohlkpn https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/websecurify/emclbd...). Websecurify looks interesting in itself but requires "access to your data on all websites" permission which means doing a load of research into what it's actually doing etc etc which seems like a lot of effort just to try out a rest client. Best of luck to them though, Postman made by workflow testing API's hugely more efficient so if they manage to improve on that it'll be a great tool.
- jlengrand 13y ago
  Same. I tried to install, and saw the dependency and the permission I didn't really like. Once finally installed, I had to guess how to make a request work. I mean, if I have to fill a full request myself, I'd better directly use a terminal. Right now, POSTMAN fills all my needs, and the alternative will have to be really good to make me change. Maybe people not aware of postman would appreciate more.
  - passfree 13y ago
    These features will be added soon.
    - jlengrand 13y ago
      Cool!
  - stephenhuey 13y ago
    FWIW, I went to install Postman and it also requires access to all your website data.

munimkazia 13y ago

+1 Big fan of Postman. It is an indispensable tool in my day to day development work.