How to explore/test API endpoints by Visual Studio

By integrating new tools, Visual Studio is changing in a remarkable way every day. One such tool that can make our life easier is the Visual Studio API Endpoint Explorer. This powerful tool allows you to explore and test API endpoints, making it an essential part of any developer's toolkit. What is the Visual Studio API Endpoint Explorer? The Visual Studio API Endpoint Explorer is a tool that allows developers to explore and test API endpoints. It provides a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to navigate through different endpoints and test them with different parameters. The tool supports a wide range of HTTP methods, including GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and more. NOTE: This capability is available starting with the below version and later of Visual Studio. Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 (64-bit) - Preview Version 17.6.0 Preview 6.0

How to Use the Visual Studio API Endpoint Explorer?

To let you explore and interact with the API endpoints specified in the solution, we are working on a new preview tool called the Endpoints Explorer. As this is a preview feature, it must be turned on in order for us to see it. Go to Tools > Options > Environment > Preview Features and choose the Web API Endpoints Explorer to enable the new Tool Window. To narrow down the options, utilize the search text box in that dialog. View the picture below.

After enabling the feature, you have to open the C# web application where the API endpoint exists. You may access the Endpoints Explorer now that you've enabled it by selecting View > Other Windows > Endpoints Explorer. You should see the window similar to what is seen in the following image once you have opened that window. 

If you click Generate Request in this window, an HTTP file will also be generated along with the request. Below is the outcome for the /weatherforecast request after calling that context menu.