Usually, I use <a target="_blank" href="https://www.postman.com/">Postman</a> for doing REST requests.
But from time to time, Postman takes a long time to start or it crashes.
So I had a look into <a target="_blank" href="https://code.visualstudio.com/">VS Code</a> with <a target="_blank" href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client">REST Client</a>.
It's straight forward to use it. Please find a short [tutorial] (<a href="https://dev.to/techwatching/testing-your-api-with-rest-client-h23" class="autolinkedURL autolinkedURL-url" target="_blank">dev.to/techwatching/testing-your-api-with-r..</a>) here.
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610285988487/vNMYhKI4p.png" alt="restclient.png" />
I'm developing on my laptop and also on a VM.
The VM is required to access systems of the client that are running on-premise or in VNet in the cloud. 
My local machine connects through VPN to VM.
Often, I do need to develop in the VM via RDP. 
By using UnitTests and Mocks it's possible to do this on my local machine. I just need the repositories.
So, I'm not able to REST Client from my local machine, but I can use <a target="_blank" href="https://curl.se/">cURL</a>.
On my VM (Windows 10), <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about">WSL</a> is running.
I connect with ssh from my local machine to the VM.
<pre><code class="lang-bash">ssh markusm@10...
</code></pre>
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610288117377/Ze0ZtdD4H.png" alt="restclient-ssh.png" />
Then I execute 
<pre><code class="lang-bash">wsl
</code></pre>
From VS Code, I Copy Request as cURL:
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610286760354/OrWmRokPo.png" alt="restclient-copy-curl.png" />
And paste it into my terminal on my local machine.
Curl on WSL:
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610287400440/CIYbSw7xC.png" alt="restclient-wsl-result.png" />

Usually, I use [Postman](https://www.postman.com/) for doing REST requests.

But from time to time, Postman takes a long time to start or it crashes.

So I had a look into [VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) with [REST Client](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client).

It's straight forward to use it. Please find a short [tutorial] (https://dev.to/techwatching/testing-your-api-with-rest-client-h23) here.



![restclient.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610285988487/vNMYhKI4p.png)

I'm developing on my laptop and also on a VM.
The VM is required to access systems of the client that are running on-premise or in VNet in the cloud. 

My local machine connects through VPN to VM.
Often, I do need to develop in the VM via RDP. 
By using UnitTests and Mocks it's possible to do this on my local machine.  I just need the repositories.

So, I'm not able to REST Client from my local machine, but I can use [cURL](https://curl.se/).

On my VM (Windows 10), [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/about) is running.

I connect with *ssh* from my local machine to the VM.

```bash
ssh markusm@10...

```


![restclient-ssh.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610288117377/Ze0ZtdD4H.png)

Then I execute 
```bash
wsl
```

From VS Code, I _Copy Request as cURL_:

![restclient-copy-curl.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610286760354/OrWmRokPo.png)

And paste it into my terminal on my local machine.

Curl on WSL:


![restclient-wsl-result.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1610287400440/CIYbSw7xC.png)


VS Code - REST Client - WSL