Developer Tools - Request Runner

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- Request Runner - API Testing in Chrome DevTools

Test, debug, and iterate on API requests directly within Chrome DevTools. Request Runner brings powerful API testing capabilities into your browser's developer tools, eliminating the need to switch between multiple applications.

Why Request Runner?

Stop juggling Postman, curl commands, and separate API testing tools. Request Runner integrates seamlessly into Chrome DevTools - the environment you already use daily. Test APIs faster, debug smarter, and develop better.

Key Features:

✅ Complete HTTP Support - GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS  
✅ Request Customization - Full control over headers, body, and URL parameters  
✅ Code Generation - Export requests as cURL, fetch, axios, or TypeScript interfaces  
✅ Environment Variables - Manage dev, staging, and production configurations  
✅ Request History - Automatically save and replay previous requests  
✅ Network Integration - Import requests directly from Chrome Network tab  
✅ Response Analysis - View status codes, headers, body, and response times  
✅ JSON Tree View - Visualize complex JSON structures  
✅ Response Diffing - Compare responses to identify changes  
✅ Dark Mode - Comfortable viewing in low-light environments  
✅ Collections & Folders - Organize requests into logical groups  
✅ Export/Import - Backup and share request collections as JSON

Perfect For:

- Frontend developers testing API integrations
- Full-stack developers validating backend changes
- API developers testing and debugging endpoints
- QA engineers performing manual API testing

Free Tier Includes:

- Basic HTTP request execution
- Request history (up to 10 requests)
- cURL code generation
- One environment with 3 variables
- One folder with 5 requests

Pro Features (License Required):

- Unlimited request history (up to 5,000 entries)
- Unlimited environments and variables
- Unlimited folders and requests per folder
- Unlimited fetch/axios code generation
- Network request import
- TypeScript interface generation
- Export/Import functionality

*Pro features can be activated by entering a license key in the extension's Options page (chrome://extensions → find Request Runner → Options).*

Getting Started:

1. Install Request Runner from the Chrome Web Store
2. Open Chrome DevTools (F12)
3. Navigate to the "Request Runner" tab
4. Start making your first API request

No Context Switching. Everything you need is in DevTools.