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# Rest

![](https://humao.gallerycdn.vsassets.io/extensions/humao/rest-client/0.24.1/1592028624802/Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Icons.Default)

## About

REST, or REpresentational State Transfer, is an architectural style for providing standards between computer systems on the web, making it easier for systems to communicate with each other. REST-compliant systems, often called RESTful systems, are characterized by how they are stateless and separate the concerns of client and server. We will go into what these terms mean and why they are beneficial characteristics for services on the Web.

Source: <https://www.codecademy.com/articles/what-is-rest>

## Installation

Change `enable` from `False` to `True` in the `rest` section (cf [module installation](/vscode-anywhere/modules/install.md)).

```yaml
vscode-anywhere:
    rest:
        enabled: True
```

{% hint style="info" %}
You can also take a look at the [VSCode-Anywhere rest module configuration](https://github.com/gigi206/VSCode-Anywhere/blob/V2/salt/modules/rest/defaults.yaml).
{% endhint %}

## Requirements

No requirements.

## VSCode

### VSCode extensions

#### platformio.platformio-ide

[This extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client) is a REST Client allows you to send HTTP request and view the response in Visual Studio Code directly.

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Huachao/vscode-restclient/master/images/usage.gif)

### VSCode settings

No [settings](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/settings).

### VSCode keybindings

No [keybindings](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/keybindings).

## Software

No software.

## Documentation

No documentation.

## VSCode-Anywhere

### Environment

No environment.

### Specific settings

No specific settings.


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