{"id":18470,"date":"2026-08-17T09:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/?p=18470"},"modified":"2026-08-17T09:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:44:19","slug":"da-restclient-a-simple-way-to-test-rest-endpoints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/2026\/08\/da-restclient-a-simple-way-to-test-rest-endpoints\/","title":{"rendered":"DA-RestClient: A Simple Way to Test REST Endpoints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A quick API check should not always require a large development environment. <a href=\"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/da-restclient-simple-rest-api-testing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DA-RestClient<\/a> is a small desktop application for sending requests to REST endpoints and inspecting their responses without unnecessary complexity.<\/p>\n<p>A request is entered directly as text. The first line contains the HTTP method and URL, followed by optional headers and a request body. Press <code>F5<\/code> to send it. The HTTP status, response headers and response body are displayed clearly in the lower editor. Valid JSON responses are formatted automatically.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"da-restclient-screenshot_1.png\" alt=\"DA-RestClient showing a REST request and its formatted response\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>Plain text files instead of proprietary projects<\/h3>\n<p>DA-RestClient stores every request as a regular <code>.rest<\/code> text file. A project is simply a folder containing files and subfolders. Requests remain transparent and can be read or edited outside the application at any time.<\/p>\n<p>The files can be managed just like source code: copy them, create backups, search their contents or track changes with Git. Complete request collections can also be stored directly alongside the project they belong to.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"da-restclient-screenshot_2.png\" alt=\"DA-RestClient project folders shown in the application and in Windows Explorer\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>A request in just a few lines<\/h3>\n<pre><code>POST https:\/\/example.com\/api\/items\r\nContent-Type: application\/json\r\nAuthorization: Bearer TOKEN\r\n\r\n{\r\n  \"name\": \"Example\"\r\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>DA-RestClient supports GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE requests as well as custom headers, query parameters and request bodies.<\/p>\n<h3>Focused on the essentials<\/h3>\n<p>DA-RestClient does not require a large framework, user account or cloud storage. The small native application starts quickly and focuses on the features needed for everyday REST endpoint testing.<\/p>\n<p>It is suitable for developers, testers and administrators as well as anyone who occasionally needs to check an API. DA-RestClient is free to use.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/da-restclient-simple-rest-api-testing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 10px 20px; background: #2f61bb; color: white; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: bold;\" onmouseover=\"this.style.background='#1e4a8f'\" onmouseout=\"this.style.background='#2f61bb'\">More Information and Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick API check should not always require a large development environment. DA-RestClient is a small desktop application for sending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/da-software.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}