ARC - Advanced Rest Client

Today I am going to explain how to check the API response on particular request through ARC (Advanced Rest Client). 

What is API?
API stand for Application Program Interface. API is used to define how software component should interact. It's an command or set of instruction that asked from one program to another. Now's day API used in Mobile development, web application for e.g for showing the current weather. We will focus on the Mobile Development API.

In Mobile development we are always want to check what the API is returning, for that purpose the ARC is useful & time saving. API react on bases of some request and response in two form either JSON or XML.

To install the ARC you need following things:
  • Chrome
  • Google Account
PS: ARC is compatibility with Windows and MAC

How to Install ARC?

  • Open Chrome
  • Go to Apps section present in Bookmark bar
  • Click on Web Store
  • In Search bar present in Left Panel add keyword "Advanced Rest Client"
  • Click on APP and click on "Add to Chrome"
  • After installing Launch the App

How it work?



In above image I had highlight the fields that need to specify.
Request URL : The Server URL you had to provide
Request Method: Type of a request you have to method It can be either Get, Post, Put, Delete, Patch
Request Header: you can specify the request header if needed.
Then final step click on Send, it will make the request.


In this way you can make the API request and get the Response, it will helpful for your  Mobile development.


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