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RestMan

by Joaquin Sargiotto · Developer Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

RESTMan is a browser extension to work on http requests.

Users
60K
+10K in 30 days
Rating
4.3 / 5
−0.01 in 30 days
Ratings
46
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#3,165
#2,777 among extensions
Version
0.8.0
updated 5 Dec 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years
10K35K60KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 60,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
102846Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 46 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About RestMan

RESTMan is an extension to work on REST APIs over http and https. How to use: Click on the RESTMan Icon that displays on your taskbar. Type the url in the main input field and choose the method to use: GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/PATCH. Click on the arrow "Send" or press Ctrl+Enter. You'll see info about the response (time, size, type) and you'll be able to see the content response in the response section. What's new: # v0.8.0 New - #42 Migrate extension to Manifest V3. # v0.7.2 Fixes - #29 Disable "tabs" permission. # v0.7.1 Fixes - #29 Fixes browser's autocomplete dialog appearing on top of Restman's history dialog. # v0.7 Fixes - #23 Fixed background in method drop down on windows. New: - #25 Share request. - #24 Add OPTIONS to the list of http methods. # v0.6 Fixes: - #11 Different color for every HTTP method. - #18 Extension no longer uses resources when it's not being used. New: - New dark theme! Based on material design colors. - Side by side layout for Body and Response panels. - Options popup page to save theme and layout for future sessions. - Improved history dropdown. Adding ability to move through options with up/down keys, better mouse click handling, options get scrolled into view when out of scroll, pressing enter to select option. - More url space. - Improved "running" indicator. # v0.5 Fixes: - Fixed replacement of line endings in request editor. - Added error message for failed requests. New: - Improved history dialog. It now popus from the url bar, it filters entries based on what's been typed. - New HTML preview for responses. It will render the response as an html. Due to security issues, some scripts, images and other resources might be blocked. - Added extension version in main windows. # v0.3 - Major UI overhaul. - Extension won't duplicate entries in history. - Adding clear all button to headers and form body sections. - Ctrl+Enter sends request. - Pressing enter on url textbox sends request. - Several small fixes. # v0.2 - Updated foundation to 5.4.6 - Updated beautify to 1.5.4 - Minor UI tweaks. # v0.1 - GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE requests. - Custom request headers. - Raw and Form data body. - View highlighted response. - View response headers.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days+10K+20.0%+1−0.01
6 months0+0.0%+2+0.01
1 year0+0.0%+3+0.02

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where RestMan appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
rest#10−1
request#10+1
post#37+7
response#43+5
options#77+19

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.8.05 Dec 2024
0.7.25 Sep 2022
0.7.18 May 2020

Details

Category
Developer Tools
First seen
8 May 2020
Size
478 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ihgpcfpkpmdcghlnaofdmjkoemnlijdi

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0
Permissions
storage
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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