RestMan
RESTMan is a browser extension to work on http requests.
As of May 2026, RestMan has 60,000 users and a 4.36/5 rating from 45 reviews in the Developer Tools category.
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45 reviews
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45
Version
0.8.0
Manifest V3
History
1 snapshotsTracking since Apr 29, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 60.0K | 4.34 | 44 | 0.8.0 |
| Now | 60.0K | 4.36 | 45 | 0.8.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- storage
- Host access
- *://*/*
Screenshots
About
RESTMan is an extension to work on REST APIs over http and https. How to use: Click on the RESTMan Icon that displays on your taskbar. Type the url in the main input field and choose the method to use: GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/PATCH. Click on the arrow "Send" or press Ctrl+Enter. You'll see info about the response (time, size, type) and you'll be able to see the content response in the response section. What's new: # v0.8.0 New - #42 Migrate extension to Manifest V3. # v0.7.2 Fixes - #29 Disable "tabs" permission. # v0.7.1 Fixes - #29 Fixes browser's autocomplete dialog appearing on top of Restman's history dialog. # v0.7 Fixes - #23 Fixed background in method drop down on windows. New: - #25 Share request. - #24 Add OPTIONS to the list of http methods. # v0.6 Fixes: - #11 Different color for every HTTP method. - #18 Extension no longer uses resources when it's not being used. New: - New dark theme! Based on material design colors. - Side by side layout for Body and Response panels. - Options popup page to save theme and layout for future sessions. - Improved history dropdown. Adding ability to move through options with up/down keys, better mouse click handling, options get scrolled into view when out of scroll, pressing enter to select option. - More url space. - Improved "running" indicator. # v0.5 Fixes: - Fixed replacement of line endings in request editor. - Added error message for failed requests. New: - Improved history dialog. It now popus from the url bar, it filters entries based on what's been typed. - New HTML preview for responses. It will render the response as an html. Due to security issues, some scripts, images and other resources might be blocked. - Added extension version in main windows. # v0.3 - Major UI overhaul. - Extension won't duplicate entries in history. - Adding clear all button to headers and form body sections. - Ctrl+Enter sends request. - Pressing enter on url textbox sends request. - Several small fixes. # v0.2 - Updated foundation to 5.4.6 - Updated beautify to 1.5.4 - Minor UI tweaks. # v0.1 - GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests. - Custom request headers. - Raw and Form data body. - View highlighted response. - View response headers.
Technical
- Version
- 0.8.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 478KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- Yes
Metadata
- ID
- ihgpcfpkpmdcghlnaofdmjkoemnlijdi
- Developer ID
- u700ffff42695d95c6ab0f2cecffd49b4
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- May 20, 2016
- Last Updated (Store)
- Dec 5, 2024
- Last Scraped
- May 25, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- https://github.com/jsargiot/restman
- Privacy Policy
- —
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