[slim]

it should be a browser developer tools addon

[nwsm]

Most devs who use something like Postman in their normal workflow would prefer a standalone client (or cli).

[notpushkin]

I'm working on something a bit orthogonal, but similar in spirit: a “network requests” tool, similar to the Network tab in Devtools, but batteries included and working _both_ as a browser extension and a reverse proxy standalone app – so you just pick whatever suites your workflow better today. It's still super early stage though.

[thefunnyman]

In Firefox dev tools you can replay and modify requests which isn’t something I’ve found in chromium browsers.

[TameAntelope]

Why would I use a browser developer tool to test an API? A browser is wholly uninvolved in API development.

[slim]

because the browser is literally the HTTP client. why would you need to use something else for a very specific case of HTTP protocol interaction ?

[TameAntelope]

Because a browser is not the HTTP client.

[tomc1985]

It still makes calls, and a proper REST client means you can make POST/PUT/etc on command

[getcrunk]

That's only true if you aren't testing in prod