I just set up 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 I keep getting an “Unable to load projects” error message whenever I try to access my projects.
I can’t seem to create any new projects in VS Code that would connect with my RapidAPI Studio account. The weird thing is that the extension clearly indicates that authentication worked and syncing should be available.
I’m working on macOS and I’m fairly new to using these types of extensions. Has anyone else run into this issue? I’m wondering if there’s a step I missed during setup or if this is a common problem with a known solution. Any help would be really appreciated since I’m not sure what to try next.
This usually happens because of network issues or corrupted cache in the extension. I had the same error about six months ago - clearing the extension’s cached data fixed it completely. Go to VS Code settings, search for RapidAPI, and clear any stored auth tokens or cached project data. After that, sign out of the extension and sign back in. Also check if your company or network has firewall restrictions blocking the extension’s API calls to RapidAPI servers. Sometimes auth works fine but project loading fails because different network routes get blocked.
First, check if you’ve actually created any projects in your RapidAPI Studio dashboard. The extension won’t display anything if your account’s empty, even when authentication works fine. I wasted hours troubleshooting this exact issue when I started - turns out I just hadn’t made any projects on the web platform yet. Log into RapidAPI Studio through your browser and make sure you’ve got projects there. Got projects but they’re still not loading? Try switching networks temporarily. Some ISPs block certain API endpoints that RapidAPI uses for syncing projects, while the auth endpoints work normally.
i had a similar problem b4! usually refreshing or restarting the app helps. the sync can be finicky sometimes even if you’re logged in. give that a shot!