Built in REST CLIENT (.http/.rest) file in Visual Studio 2022 | Best way to test the API
Visual Studio 2022 has a built-in REST Client to test the API or Microservices. This can be done easily by adding a new file with the .http/.rest extension.
The .rest/.http is a special file in visual studio 2022 v17.5 and has a preview window also.
We can test multiple APIs from a single http/rest file. After using this .http/.rest file there would not be any need of using Postman, swagger, or any other external tool.
This is also called as API development inner-loop.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to built-in rest tool in visual studio 2022
00:41 Setting up the sample application.
01:51 Setup the .rest/.http file in visual studio
03:17 Test and debug the HTTP GET API using .http file in visual studio
06:06 Pass the data in the URL using .http/.rest file
07:37 Test and debug the HTTP POST API using .http file
08:19 Pass the headers in the HTTP call using .http file
11:15 Pass Authorization header in the HTTP call
11:22 Test the HTTP PUT API using .http file
12:37 Add comments in .http file
13:45 Variables in .http/.rest file
Code repository: https://github.com/nitishwebgentle/bu...
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