Run Requests

The CLI and extension are integrated seamlessly, so you can access request data from the terminal without any additional configuration.

To execute requests, run tc 'requestNameOrId'. The request can be executed using an id, name, or partial name.

As shown in the image, executing requests from the CLI is easy. The output is formatted with Status, Response with Syntax highlighting and VS Code theme, and Test results.

To run the same request from the UI requires multiple steps, as shown below:

Open Sidebar
Click Collections Tab
Open collection User and folder Account
Then open Welcome request
Now execute the request

Output Log

By default, when you execute a request, Status, Response, and Test Results are displayed. You can control the output with the --log argument.

Log options for a request: 0=All Data, 1=ReqHeaders, 2=ReqBody, 6=ResHeaders, 7=ResBody, 8=Tests
Example: tc 'welcome' --log 1,2,7 will display request headers, request body, and response body.

Open Request UI from CLI

If you want to quickly execute a request in the extension UI, you can do it easily from the CLI using the --ui argument.

tc 'welcome' --ui to open a request in the UI and run it automatically
tc 'welcome' --ui2 to open a request in the UI without auto-running.

VS Code Themes in Terminal

We were the first to introduce VS Code themes into the terminal.

Bearded Arc Theme (left) — Rose Pine (right)

One Dark Pro (left) — Night Owl (right)