RESTed - Simple HTTP Requests App Reviews

Just downloaded this app 10 minutes ago and cant believe I ever worked on an API without it… seriously, its really good! I had been using "HTTP Client" and it was always so frustrating - RESTed is way better. The only thing I can complain about is the lack of tabs - those would be nice. ;)

2 things on my request list: 1) I tend to open multiple rested windows during a project, usually reusing same headers and sometimes same parameters. Would be nice to either have a duplicate feature when opening a new window, or an easy way to copy paste headers. Right now I either have to manually copy/paste each field one by one, or save a request, reload it on the other window, sometimes I just dont want to save a request 2) Tabs to better manage multiple windows Thanks for the app, thank you for the regular updates

I develop iOS and web apps, so I’m dealing with REST API calls almost daily. RESTed has been incredibly helpful, with the abiliity to save and load configurations. It helps me test and troubleshoot API calls outside of the code, so I can make sure everything is working before I plug it all in. Thanks for this helpful app!

Coming from GraphicalHTTPClient, RESTed really helps with structuring properly-formatted RESTful web-request and clearly displays the results, including headers and a structured, color-coded JSON response. It works great! One nice-to-have feature would be to have a “favorites” column that remembers my exact request so that I can re-call it later with a single click.

The app works well and looks nice. But it has one limitation keeping me from giving it a higher rating: the ability to collapse JSON objects. I work on APIs that return pretty enormous JSON objects, and navigating them can be a bit tedious. I wanted a solution that would let me collapse my Objects and Arrays (a la Chrome Dev Tools), so that I could more easily navigate the response. Unfortunately, RESTed isn’t that solution. Maybe in the next release?

I love seeing constant updates and improvements to this simple app. I don’t feel like my moneyw as wasted and I use the tool almost daily.

The app is good, has a good amount of functions. Would’ve been a great and a 5-star app if: 1. Add syntax coloring to the request body when it’s custom (like JSON syntax coloring). 2. Add multiple syntax coloring themes. 3. Add an option to turn text-wrapping on and off for both the request and response bodies. 4. Add OAuth2 authentication. 5. Add an option to start the last session when quitting the app. 6. Maybe, adding requests history.

I wasn’t sure if the app was worth the 4$ price tag at first, but now that I downloaded it, it’s worth every penny! It got all the basic stuff you need to test a RESTful API ! I mean if you’ve used Postman in the past, it’s as good as that one only it’s a native app so big win since I don’t like chrome eating my macbook pro memory!

One of the better of these types of apps out there. My main gripe is the same as others, that the URL entry text field is half the width it should be. I find myself sliding the pane divder back and forth all the time just to modify the URL. Why not put it above the result window and make the other two areas collapsable sections?

I like this app. It works well, I use it every day. However: I’m hoping development isn’t stopped on it. It could use a number of small UI tweaks to make it really great, such as: — tabs — a bookmark system, to save a number of common scenarios (you can save them as files now…but it’s not that useful) — JSON formatted editing in the post fields — the parameter name/value fields are a little wonky (eg, try tabbing through multiple, sometimes it takes mutiple clicks to select). That said, it’s a great start — and for lack of anything better, I use it constantly.

I usually just use CURL, but this app makes it easier to test requests that are more complex without having to fiddle around with curl’s syntax and url-encoding. Just plug in the data and press send. It’s also nice that response JSON can be formatted for readability. Wishlist: I wish the “Parameter Value” worked more like a textarea so it was easier to edit multi-line values. That’s just a minor detail that doesn’t detract from the funtionality of this app. Thank you to whoever created this tool.

This is a fantastic client, I use it everyday. I love that you can save complex queries and open them quickly later. There does seem to be a lack of support or a bug for doing custom JSON bodies with an array as the top level entity. Hoping this can be fixed since it forces me to use PHPStorm’s REST client for those tasks. Also, some clients separate the domain and port from the query path which I think would be a very nice addition to this app.