Endpoints tool window

If you are developing an Express application, you can get an overview of route handlers in the Endpoints tool window. The tool window can assist you when developing microservices and backend-frontend communication. It is also helpful for working with RESTful APIs.

To navigate to the endpoint declaration from the Endpoints tool window, do one of the following:

Select Go to Declaration from the endpoint's context menu.
Select the endpoint and press Control+B.
Double-click the endpoint.

Jump to source from the Endpoint tool window

To search for Express route declarations, go to Navigate | URL Mapping from the main menu or press Command Shift \ and select the relevant declaration from the list.

In the Endpoints tool window, you can filter the list of endpoints by module, type, and framework. To list endpoints from external sources (for example, from remote OpenAPI specifications) , select External under Module.

Endpoints marked as deprecated appear with a strikethrough (crossed out).

Before you start

By default, the Endpoints tool window is not available in WebStorm.

To add the Endpoints tool window, install the Endpoints plugin on the Settings | Plugins page, tab Marketplace.
To work with REST APIs, install the OpenAPI Specifications plugin (Settings | Plugins page, tab Marketplace).

For more information, refer to Install plugin from Marketplace.

Toolbar

Item	Description
Module	Filter endpoints by module or select an external module
Type	Filter endpoints by type
Framework	Filter endpoints by framework
	The action is available if the OpenAPI Specifications plugin is installed and enabled. Configure OpenAPI Sources: Add an external OpenAPI specification (for example, from SwaggerHub) to include endpoints from this specification in the Endpoints tool window and highlight them with a yellow background. In the OpenAPI Specifications window that opens, click in the Remote Specifications list, and specify the URL of an OpenAPI specification file or find an OpenAPI specification on SwaggerHub. This also adds URLs defined in the specification to code completion. Learn more from Working with REST APIs in WebStorm.
	Configure the tool window layout and filters: Compact List Items: Show only the endpoint addresses, without the type and framework. Group by Module: Group endpoints from the same module. Show From Libraries: Include endpoints defined in libraries. Show From Tests: Include endpoints defined in tests.

Last modified: 06 September 2023