RestMan

RESTMan is a browser extension to work on http requests.

What is RestMan?

RestMan is a Chrome extension developed by Joaquin Sargiotto, and its main feature is "RESTMan is a browser extension to work on http requests.".

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Download RestMan Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        RESTMan is an extension to work on REST APIs over http and https.

How to use:

Click on the RESTMan Icon that displays on your taskbar.

Type the url in the main input field and choose the method to use: GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/PATCH.

Click on the arrow "Send" or press Ctrl+Enter.

You'll see info about the response (time, size, type) and you'll be able to see the content response in the response section.

What's new:

# v0.7.2

Fixes
- #29 Disable "tabs" permission.

# v0.7.1

Fixes
- #29 Fixes browser's autocomplete dialog appearing on top of Restman's history dialog.

# v0.7

Fixes
- #23 Fixed background in method drop down on windows.

New:
- #25 Share request.
- #24 Add OPTIONS to the list of http methods.

# v0.6

Fixes:
- #11 Different color for every HTTP method.
- #18 Extension no longer uses resources when it's not being used.

New:
- New dark theme! Based on material design colors.
- Side by side layout for Body and Response panels.
- Options popup page to save theme and layout for future sessions.
- Improved history dropdown. Adding ability to move through options with up/down keys, better mouse click handling, options get scrolled into view when out of scroll, pressing enter to select option.
- More url space.
- Improved "running" indicator.

# v0.5

Fixes:
- Fixed replacement of line endings in request editor.
- Added error message for failed requests.

New:
- Improved history dialog. It now popus from the url bar, it filters entries based on what's been typed.
- New HTML preview for responses. It will render the response as an html. Due to security issues, some scripts, images and other resources might be blocked.
- Added extension version in main windows.

# v0.3

- Major UI overhaul.
- Extension won't duplicate entries in history.
- Adding clear all button to headers and form body sections.
- Ctrl+Enter sends request.
- Pressing enter on url textbox sends request.
- Several small fixes.

# v0.2

- Updated foundation to 5.4.6
- Updated beautify to 1.5.4
- Minor UI tweaks.

# v0.1

- GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests.
- Custom request headers.
- Raw and Form data body.
- View highlighted response.
- View response headers.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name RestMan RestMan
ID ihgpcfpkpmdcghlnaofdmjkoemnlijdi
Official URL https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/restman/ihgpcfpkpmdcghlnaofdmjkoemnlijdi
Description RESTMan is a browser extension to work on http requests.
File Size 473 KB
Installation Count 57,005
Current Version 0.7.2
Last Updated 2022-09-05
Publish Date 2020-05-08
Rating 4.61/5 Total 33 Ratings
Developer Joaquin Sargiotto
Email [email protected]
Payment Type free
Extension Website https://github.com/jsargiot/restman
Help Page URL https://github.com/jsargiot/restman
Supported Languages en
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