Best way to test out a REST API?

api, json, php, rest

Solution

As @Martin says, REST implemented properly is independent of the client (assuming it supports your representation types). So for example you can use the Poster add-on for Firefox, or RestClient 2.3.

Problem

I just created a REST API using the PHP Slim Framework. However, I would like to know what the best way would be to test out this API would be. Is it best to test it out using PHP or objective-c (where it will be used) or via some online service which allows you to test out a REST API? All outputs are in JSON.

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