I just installed the RapidAPI Client extension in Visual Studio Code and managed to sign in successfully. The extension shows that I’m logged in and ready to sync, but whenever I try to work with projects, I get an error message saying it failed to retrieve projects.
I’m using a Mac and I’m fairly new to development tools. The authentication seems to work fine because I can see the confirmation that I’m signed in. However, I can’t create new projects that would sync with RapidAPI Studio. Has anyone else run into this issue? I’m wondering if there’s a configuration step I might have missed or if this is a known bug with the extension.
Any suggestions would be really helpful since I’m still learning how to use these tools properly.
i had the same problem! logging out and back in seems to help. also, make sure ur firewall ain’t blocking it - happened to me once. those security tools can be tricky even when it looks like ur logged in right.
This usually happens because of API endpoint connectivity issues, not authentication problems. RapidAPI’s extension uses different services for login vs project management - that’s why you can log in but can’t retrieve projects. First, try clearing your VS Code workspace cache. Close VS Code completely and delete the .vscode folder in your project directory if it’s there. On Mac, network permissions might be blocking the extension’s API calls. Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy and make sure VS Code has network access. Still having issues? Check the VS Code developer console for detailed error messages - they’ll show you exactly which API call is failing.
Same thing happened to me on Windows - fix might work for you too. Check your VS Code proxy settings first - they can mess with API calls. Go to Settings, search “proxy” and see what’s there. Also disable other extensions temporarily to rule out conflicts. I had network extensions causing the same issue. Login and project loading use different endpoints, that’s why one works but not the other. If nothing helps, reinstall the extension completely instead of just logging out.