API Design · Junior · Question 58 of 75

Which tool is commonly used to try API requests manually?

1Only a browser address bar
2A database console
✓Correct answer: curl, Postman, Insomnia or the IDE's HTTP client

Explanation

A browser address bar can only send GET requests without custom headers, which is rarely enough for API testing.

Further reading

MDN: Overview of HTTP ↗

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