File Includes

File include syntax

The < operator includes the contents of an external file as the request body:

POST https://api.example.com/data
Content-Type: application/json

< ./payload.json

VS CodeJetBrainshttpyackulala

File paths can be absolute or relative to the .http file's location (or workspace root in VS Code). Visual Studio 2022 does not support file includes.

Variable substitution in included files

VS Code REST Client and httpyac use <@ to indicate that variables within the included file should be resolved:

POST https://api.example.com/data
Content-Type: application/json

<@ ./template.json

JetBrains resolves variables in included files by default. httpyac provides a # @injectVariables metadata tag to control this behavior for JetBrains compatibility.

An encoding can be specified in VS Code REST Client: <@latin1 ./file.xml

Feature	VS Code	JetBrains	httpyac	VS 2022	kulala
< filepath (raw include)	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
<@ filepath (with variable substitution)	Yes	N/A (default)	Yes	No	Yes
<@encoding filepath	Yes	No	No	No	No