Rest – HTTP API Client2.2.3 - App Store

Rest allows you to perform arbitrary HTTP requests right from your mobile device.

. Supports JSON, Form & Multipart bodies
. Body editor with syntax highlighting and JSON error reporting
. All common HTTP methods + custom Methods
. Add HTTP Headers, URL parameters and Basic Authentication
. Option to allow insecure SSL & follow redirects
. Response body, header and metrics inspection
. Multiple response body views (JSON, text, image, web)
. Import Postman collections from Files or URL
. Add project-wide variables in URL, Headers and request body
. CloudKit sync
. Dark mode and alternative app icon
. Split-Screen to see the request and response views simultaneously on iPad and larger iPhones (starting from iPhone X)

Version History This version moves most text views and editors over to the open-source Runestone framework, which is developed by Simon Støvring. This makes a huge difference for viewing large responses and editing large request bodies. 2.2.3 08/09/2022 This version moves most text views and editors over to the open-source Runestone framework, which is developed by Simon Støvring. This makes a huge difference for viewing large responses and editing large request bodies. 2.2.2 08/06/2022 This version moves most text views and editors over to the open-source Runestone framework, which is developed by Simon Støvring. This makes a huge difference for viewing large responses and editing large request bodies. More editor themes will be added shortly. 2.2.1 08/03/2022 This version moves most text views and editors over to the open-source Runestone framework, which is developed by Simon Støvring. This makes a huge difference for viewing large responses and editing large request bodies. More editor themes will be added shortly. 2.2.0 08/03/2022 This version fixes an issue with performing HTTP requests from Shortcuts. 2.1.4 01/05/2021 This update adds better error reporting for invalid request urls. 2.1.3 11/15/2020 This update includes a fix that could lead to a crash and a wrong size of the formatting error overlay, as well as adds support for newly introduced iOS devices. 2.1.2 10/23/2020 • Fix an issue when importing Postman Collections that include nested folder structures 2.1.1 10/06/2020 This update adds a couple of notable features:

• Siri Shortcuts support is finally here. You can choose to perform a request that has been defined in the App (and optionally provide a variable override dictionary), perform a new request or filter JSON using JSONPath.
• You can now filter JSON responses using JSONPath.
• Syntax highlighting is now disabled for larger responses to improve performance (this can be disabled in editor settings).

This major update adds iOS 14 compatibility and introduces a lot of new features such as CloudKit sync, Postman collection import and project-wide variables.

• New triple column / sidebar layout
• Import Postman collections from the file picker or from a URL
• Add variables in URL, Headers and request body and set project wide values per variable
• CloudKit sync integration to ensure your data is available on all of your devices
• View and edit project descriptions
• Support for multipart/form-data bodies 2.1.0 10/03/2020 This major update adds iOS 14 compatibility and introduces a lot of new features such as CloudKit sync, Postman collection import and project-wide variables.
 
• New triple column / sidebar layout
• Import Postman collections from the file picker or from a URL
• Add variables in URL, Headers and request body and set project wide values per variable
• CloudKit sync integration to ensure your data is available on all of your devices
• View and edit project descriptions
• Support for multipart/form-data bodies 2.0.0 09/16/2020 • This update adds a new response view showing Hex & ASCII representations of the response body
• A new plain text request body format option allows the entry of arbitrary text bodies (for example GraphQL queries)

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Notable changes from previous updates:

• Added per-request settings to allow insecure SSL (for example self-signed or expired certificates) and to follow redirects
• The response body view now supports showing images for supported content types
• The response body view now remembers the last selected view type (json, image, outline, text etc.)
• You can now choose between different editor syntax highlighting themes and editor fonts.
• You can now adjust the editor font size, font type and the theme in a new section in settings
• Low contrast dark mode option 1.4.2 09/05/2020 This updates fixes an issue that could lead to existing customers not unlocking pro features automatically.

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With this update Rest becomes a free application with an In-App Purchase to unlock all features.
If you previously bought a paid version of Rest all pro features will be unlocked as well.

This update also adds a couple of new features and fixes:

• Added per-request settings to allow insecure SSL (for example self-signed or expired certificates) and to follow redirects
• The response body view now supports showing images for supported content types
• The response body view now remembers the last selected view type (json, image, outline, text etc.)
• You can now choose between different editor syntax highlighting themes and editor fonts.
• You can now adjust the editor font size, font type and the theme in a new section in settings
• Low contrast dark mode option
• Multiple layout issues that could happen when rotating have been fixed 1.4.1 08/25/2020 With this update Rest becomes a free application with an In-App Purchase to unlock all features.
If you previously bought a paid version of Rest all pro features will be unlocked as well.

This update also adds a couple of new features and fixes:

• Added per-request settings to allow insecure SSL (for example self-signed or expired certificates) and to follow redirects
• The response body view now supports showing images for supported content types
• The response body view now remembers the last selected view type (json, image, outline, text etc.)
• You can now choose between different editor syntax highlighting themes and editor fonts. 
• You can now adjust the editor font size, font type and the theme in a new section in settings
• Low contrast dark mode option
• Multiple layout issues that could happen when rotating have been fixed 1.4.0 08/25/2020 Support for form data bodies is finally here!
With it come a couple of other notable changes in this version:

- Support for x-www-form-urlencoded requests with a new form body editor
- Formatting errors are now shown in the input bar
- Autocomplete suggestions for common header fields
- Syntax highlighting improvements
- Updated app icons 1.3.0 08/10/2020 - Fix crash for non array or object top level JSON objects
- Adjust JSON syntax highlighting 1.2.1 08/03/2020 - New JSON body editor with syntax highlighting and optional line numbers
- The last response will be saved per request to avoid having to resend when switching between requests
- Improved iPad pointer support
- Option to use system setting for dark mode
- Updated curl command output (it was incorrect in some cases)
- Other bug and crash fixes 1.2.0 08/01/2020 This version fixes a crash when trying to share response contents on iPad. 1.1.1 02/27/2019 This update adds a share button to the JSON and text response screens and includes some under the hood adjustments. 1.1.0 02/23/2019 This update adds full iPhone XR and XS (Max) support and includes a couple of other under the hood improvements. 1.0.6 10/19/2018 This update fixes an issue with JSON editing introduced with the last updated. 1.0.5 04/12/2018 This version displays the cURL command which can be used to perform the request in the request info panel.
Besides this addition multiple smaller bugs and other issues have been addressed under the hood. 1.0.4 04/12/2018 This update includes the following fixes and improvements:

– 3D Touch Quick Actions are now available to open a project right from the Home Screen.
– There was a bug leading to whitespace in JSON bodies being stripped when validating.
– Issues with the keyboard not disappearing have been resolved. 1.0.3 02/19/2018 This update includes multiple smaller fixes and improvements.
The last update did include the following new features:

– The response header values can be copied now.
– The link to the App Store from settings didn't work.
– HTTP basic authentication support. A new tab in the request editor let's you add a username and password to be used for HTTP basic authentication. 1.0.2 12/12/2017 Version 1.0.1 brings the following new features and fixes:

– The response header values can be copied now.
– The link to the App Store from settings didn't work.
– HTTP basic authentication support. A new tab in the request editor let's you add a username and password to be used for HTTP basic authentication. 1.0.1 12/06/2017 1.0 12/03/2017