Advanced Rest Client(API Testing Tool)

What is Advanced Rest Client?

It is the API testing tool. API testing is done using the API endpoints and validation is performed based on the return value. In this tool, we can use two type of methods to send and receive the request: ‘GET & POST’ mathods.

GET Method: In this method, key values are passed along with the URL.

POST Method: In this method, the information is going in a hidden way.

These are the two way to transfer information from a browser to the server within URL.

Features of Advanced Rest Client:

– ARC supports all the methods of HTTP, like- [GET, PUT, POST, DELETE].
– ARC provides the ‘JSON’ Response ‘Formatter’ and ‘Viewer’.
– it provides the feature of ‘browse’ and ‘attach file’ for uploading purpose.
– It provides the ‘HTTP Header Editor’.
– it defines the content-type for ‘POST’ methods including multiple or form-data.

How to install the Advanced Rest Client :

Step 1: Go to the ‘Chrome Web Store’ then search for ‘Advanced search Client’ and click on ‘Advanced Rest Client’.

Step 2: Click on ‘Add to crome’ button’.

Step 3: Click on the ‘Add extension’ button to add Advanced Rest Client on Google Chrome Extension.

Step 4: Click on app icon displaying on the top in Google Chrome then, click on the ‘Advanced Rest Client’.

Now, Successfully install and add into chrome.

Describe the tool:

URL: In this area, a user can type the URL.

HTTP Methods: In this area, the user has select the method for which they want to make API for the call, As GET & POST etc.

Header: In this area, a user has to select the header key and content of the header to authorize the user request.

Example:
a user selects the ‘Header Name’ is ‘Content-Type’,

and select the ‘Header Value’ is ‘Application/JSON’.

Request Body: In this area, a user has written the request which will attach to the above content.