API Request Builder
SkillDev toolsBuild a basic HTTP request (curl or fetch) for an API. Use when a junior developer needs a quick request example.
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the API Request Builder skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by proflead/codex-skills-library in skills/api/api-request-builder/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Purpose
Build a basic HTTP request (curl or fetch) for an API.
Inputs to request
- Method, URL, and endpoint description.
- Auth type and credentials.
- Required headers and payload shape.
Workflow
- Confirm method, URL, headers, and auth scheme.
- Construct the request with placeholder values.
- Show how to inspect the response status and body.
Output
- Runnable request example.
- Notes on required headers and auth.
Quality bar
- Redact secrets and use placeholders.
- Include a sample response check.
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 144
- Forks
- 30
- Last commit
- Jul 2026
Advanced
- Catalog kind
- skill
- Gateway key
api-request-builder- Source
- github.com/proflead/codex-skills-library