Tools

Webhook testing

Webhook.site allows you to easily test webhooks and other types of HTTP requests. They provide an interface to catch any requests sent to your generated URL and will log them instantly — you do not even have to refresh. It is also secure and sits on the HTTPs server.

JSON: Formatter and validator

As a developer, you may sometimes run into typo issues when playing with JSON requests and/or responses. As JSON data is often output without line breaks to save space, it can be extremely difficult to actually read and make sense of it. This tool hopes to solve the problem by formatting and beautifying the JSON data so that it is easy to read and can be debugged by human beings.

Postman

Postman is currently one of the most popular tools used in API testing. It has been used to simplify API workflows in testing and development environments. If you are someone that constantly works with APIs or any type of service, you should definitely learn about this tool as it will save you a tremendous amount of time on debugging (and even code). It will also help create and design your foundation for any server-side work.

Codepen

CodePen is an online community for testing and showcasing user-created HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code snippets. It functions as an online code editor and open-source learning environment, where developers can create code snippets, called "pens," and test them. Please make sure to check our page for a demo on the client-side.