API HTTP Explorer is a modern, web-based tool that lets you build, send, and visualize HTTP requests interactively — perfect for students, developers, and anyone learning how RESTful APIs work.
Craft GET
, POST
, PUT
, and DELETE
requests, inspect response status, headers, and body, and explore real APIs with ease in a sleek developer-friendly UI.
- Test HTTP methods:
GET
,POST
,PUT
,DELETE
- Add custom headers, query parameters, and body data (JSON)
- View response status, headers, and pretty-printed body
- Copy code snippets as
fetch
,axios
, orcurl
- Fully responsive & optimized for desktop use
- Dark mode support
- Placeholder for AI assistant to explain requests/responses
Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed.
# Step 1: Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/api-http-explorer.git
# Step 2: Navigate into the project directory
cd api-http-explorer
# Step 3: Install dependencies
npm install
# Step 4: Start the development server
npm run dev
- React — UI Library
- TypeScript — Static typing
- Tailwind CSS — Styling
- Vite — Fast development bundler
- shadcn/ui — Clean component library
This project is open-source under the MIT License.
Have suggestions or want to contribute? Feel free to fork the repo and open a pull request.
Check out the live app here: api-http-explorer.vercel.app