RESTful API Testing

Hoppscotch’s REST API platform provides you with a fast and seamless experience to test and debug your API endpoints.

It’s primarily divided into two sections along with other features to help you build better APIs.

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Request

The request section provides you the capability to define your API endpoint and initiate the communication.

You can select from a range of HTTP methods such as GET, POST, PUT etc. You can read more about HTTP methods in RESTful protocol.

You can also add dynamic behaviors to your requests by specifying Headers, Request Body, Authorization Headers, Parameters, and Pre-request scripts.

Hoppscotch also provides the capability to run Tests on the responses you receive.

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Response

This is where you see the responses to your API endpoints. You can download and copy the returned responses for further use.

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Other features

The REST API platform also houses other features like:

• Environments
• Collections
• History