https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support

Thunder Client is a lightweight Rest API Client Extension for VS Code.
https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support

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Thunder Client is a lightweight Rest API Client Extension for VS Code.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/thunderclient/thunder-client-support
• Owner: thunderclient
• License: other
• Created: 2021-03-23T21:12:55.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-04-29T12:35:07.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-01T15:04:09.494Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: api, graphql, httpclient, restclient, testing, vscode, vscode-extension
• Homepage: https://www.thunderclient.com
• Size: 9.1 MB
• Stars: 3,562
• Watchers: 23
• Forks: 125
• Open Issues: 134
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Thunder Client

![Visual Studio Marketplace Installs](https://img.shields.io/visual-studio-marketplace/i/rangav.vscode-thunder-client?label=Installs)

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![NPM Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/%40thunderclient%2Fcli?label=CLI)

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Thunder Client is a lightweight Rest API Client Extension for Visual Studio Code, hand-crafted by [Ranga Vadhineni](https://twitter.com/ranga_vadhineni) with a focus on **simplicity, clean design and local storage**. The source code is not open source. You can report any Bugs Or Feature requests here.

- Featured on Product Hunt - [Product Hunt](https://www.producthunt.com/posts/thunder-client)

- Website - [www.thunderclient.com](https://www.thunderclient.com)

- Extension - [VS Code Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=rangav.vscode-thunder-client)

- Documentation - [https://docs.thunderclient.com](https://docs.thunderclient.com/)

#### Story behind Thunder Client

- Read Launch Blog Post on [Medium](https://rangav.medium.com/thunder-client-alternative-to-postman-68ee0c9486d6)

#### Milestones

- The extension was **launched** on March 31st, 2021

- **500K** downloads on Dec 20th, 2021

- **1 Million** downloads on July 13th, 2022

- [View All Milestones](https://www.thunderclient.com/about)

#### Innovations

- First to introduce GUI based **API Client for VS Code**.

- First to introduce **100% local storage** API Client.

- First to introduce **Scriptless Testing**.

- First to introduce an **advanced CLI** that runs Requests, Collections and cURL commands.

- More to come...

#### Follow Us for Updates

 [![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/badge/Twitter-1DA1F2?style=for-the-badge&logo=twitter&logoColor=white)](https://twitter.com/thunder_client)

    [![LinkedIn](https://img.shields.io/badge/LinkedIn-0077B5?style=for-the-badge&logo=linkedin&logoColor=white)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thunderclient/)



## How to Use

- Install the extension, click the Thunder Client icon on the Action Bar.

- From the sidebar click `New Request` button to test API

- Video: [youtube.com/watch?v=NKZ0ahNbmak](https://youtu.be/NKZ0ahNbmak?t=3)





## Main Features

- **Lightweight** and easy to use REST API Client.

- Supports **Collections and Environment variables**.

- **Scriptless Testing:** Easily test API responses with a GUI-based interface.

- **Local Storage:** The extension saves all data locally on the user's device.

- **Git Sync:** Save requests data in your Git repository for team collaboration.

- **Advanced CLI:** Run requests, collections and cURL commands from the terminal.

## Documentation (NEW)

- We're excited to launch our new documentation site - https://docs.thunderclient.com