Resto

a CLI app can send pretty HTTP & API requests with TUI.

Installation

Using script

• Shell

curl -fsSL https://git.io/resto | bash

• PowerShell

iwr -useb https://git.io/resto-win | iex

then restart your powershell

Go package manager

go install github.com/abdfnx/resto@latest

GitHub CLI

gh extension install abdfnx/gh-resto

Via Docker

docker run -it restohq/resto <CMD>

full container:

docker run -it restohq/resto-full

Usage

• Open Resto UI

  resto
  

• Send a request to a URL

  resto get https://api.github.com
  

• Send a request to a URL and use resto editor

  resto post https://localhost:3000/v1/login --content-type json --editor
  

• Read Body from stdin

  cat schema.graphql | resto post https://api.spacex.land/graphql --content-type graphql --body-stdin
  

• Use Authentecation with Basic Auth or Bearer Token

  # Bearer Token
  resto delete https://api.secman.dev/api/logins/13 --content-type json --token TOKEN
  
  # Basic Auth
  resto delete https://api.secman.dev/api/logins/13 --content-type json --username USERNAME --password PASSWORD
  

• Save response to a file

  resto get http://localhost:3333/api/v1/hello --save response.json
  

• Install binary app from script URL and run it.

  resto i https://get.docker.com
  

• Send a request from Restofile

  resto run
  
  # from path
  resto run --file ./examples/restofile/basic_request/Restofile
  

Flags

1. GET & HEAD flags

-H, --headers           Just show the response headers
-j, --just-body         Just show the response body
-p, --password string   The password to use for basic authentication
-s, --save string       Save the response body to a file
-t, --token string      The bearer token to use for authentication
-u, --username string   The username to use for basic authentication

1. POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE flags

-b, --body string           The body of the request
-i, --body-stdin            Read the body from stdin
-c, --content-type string   The content type of the body
-e, --editor                Open the editor to edit the body
-H, --headers               Just show the response headers
-j, --just-body             Just show the response body
-p, --password string       The password to use for basic authentication
-s, --save string           Save the response to a file
-t, --token string          The bearer token to use for authentication
-u, --username string       The username to use for basic authentication

1. install command flags

-s, --shell string   shell to use default: bash

1. run command flags

-a, --all           Show all response headers & status
-f, --file string   Path to Restofile (Default: PATH/Restofile)

Shortcuts

• Ctrl+P: Open Resto Panel
• Ctrl+H: Open Help Guide
• Ctrl+S: Save Request Body
• Ctrl+Q: Quit

Documentation

Refer to resto website for the documentation. Or you can check out the Wiki.