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Metric	RestMan	Talend API Tester - Free Edition
User count	50,000	600,000
Average rating	4.36	4.76
Rating count	45	4,340
Last updated	2024-12-05	2026-06-10
Size	0.48 MB	5.05 MB
Version	0.8.0	25.17.0

Short description	RESTMan is a Chrome extension for testing and managing REST API HTTP requests with features like history, themes, and response previews.	Test and validate REST, SOAP, and HTTP APIs visually with Talend API Tester - Free Edition. Send requests, inspect responses, and manage your API projects easily.
Full summary	RESTMan is a powerful Chrome browser extension designed for developers and testers to work efficiently with REST APIs over HTTP and HTTPS. It supports all major HTTP methods including GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, and OPTIONS, allowing you to send requests directly from your browser. The extension features a user-friendly interface where you enter a URL, select the HTTP method, and send requests with ease using the Send button or Ctrl+Enter shortcut. It displays detailed response information such as time taken, size, type, and shows the actual content response including highlighted formats and HTML previews for easy debugging. RESTMan offers customization with a dark theme based on material design, a side-by-side layout for request body and response panels, and saving preferences for future sessions. It includes a smart history dialog with filtering and keyboard navigation, a share request feature, and an improved UI for a seamless workflow. Notably, RESTMan has transitioned to Manifest V3 ensuring up-to-date extension standards without unnecessary resource consumption, making it a reliable and efficient tool for API interaction directly in your browser.	Talend API Tester - Free Edition is a powerful Chrome extension that enables developers and testers to visually interact with REST, SOAP, and HTTP APIs. Formerly known as Restlet Client, this tool simplifies sending requests and inspecting responses with an easy-to-use graphical interface. Users can handle all HTTP requests, including dynamic ones using variables, and fully support security and authentication features. The extension offers robust API validation through assertions on response headers, status, body, and response time. It also supports organizing requests into projects, viewing call history, and importing collections from popular API formats like Postman Collections and OpenAPI specs. With multiple response visualization options (JSON, XML, HTML, images), Talend API Tester streamlines API testing and debugging workflows, making it an essential tool for developers, QA engineers, and API consumers.