Making Requests Using REST Client

Making GET requests using REST Client

We will start by creating a file for testing GET requests:

Step 1: If the REST Client by Huachao Mao (humao.rest-client) is not installed, install it in Visual Studio Code now.

Step 2: In your preferred code editor, open the PracticalApps solution or workspace and then start the Northwind.WebApi project web service.

Step 3: In Visual Studio Code, in the PracticalApps folder, create a RestClientTests folder, and then open the folder.

Step 4: In the RestClientTests folder, create a file named get-customers.http, and modify its contents to contain an HTTP GET request to retrieve all customers, as shown in the following code: