HTTP Client

HTTP Client is JetBrains' built-in tool for creating, editing, and executing HTTP requests directly from the IDE. Requests are stored in .http and .rest files alongside source code, with code highlighting, completion for hosts and methods, code folding, inline documentation, and live templates accelerating composition. The client supports HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 requests, gRPC unary and server-streaming calls, WebSocket connections, GraphQL operations, server-sent events, and imports from cURL and Postman collections. Environment files define reusable variables across global, request, and secured scopes; the cookie jar, request history, run/debug configurations, and Services tool window response viewer round out a workflow tightly integrated with the IntelliJ-based IDE family.

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aid: http-client
name: HTTP Client
description: >-
  HTTP Client is JetBrains' built-in tool for creating, editing, and
  executing HTTP requests directly from the IDE. Requests are stored in
  .http and .rest files alongside source code, with code highlighting,
  completion for hosts and methods, code folding, inline documentation,
  and live templates accelerating composition. The client supports
  HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 requests, gRPC unary and server-streaming calls,
  WebSocket connections, GraphQL operations, server-sent events, and
  imports from cURL and Postman collections. Environment files define
  reusable variables across global, request, and secured scopes; the
  cookie jar, request history, run/debug configurations, and Services
  tool window response viewer round out a workflow tightly integrated
  with the IntelliJ-based IDE family.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - API Testing
  - Clients
  - Developer Tools
  - HTTP Client
  - IDE Extension
  - IntelliJ
  - JetBrains
  - REST Client
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/http-client/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: http-client:http-client
    name: HTTP Client
    description: >-
      JetBrains HTTP Client lets developers compose, edit, and execute HTTP,
      gRPC, WebSocket, and GraphQL requests directly within IntelliJ-based
      IDEs using .http and .rest files, with environment variables, response
      handlers, and seamless OpenAPI integration.
    humanURL: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
    tags:
      - Clients
      - HTTP Client
      - IDE Extension
      - JetBrains
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
      - type: Getting Started
        url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
      - type: Exploring HTTP Syntax
        url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/exploring-http-syntax.html
      - type: HTTP Response Handling
        url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-response-handling-examples.html
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/http-client-in-product-code-editor.html
  - type: GitHub Organization
    url: https://github.com/JetBrains
  - type: Company
    url: https://www.jetbrains.com
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]

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