diff --git a/examples/todomvc/tests/api.spec.ts b/examples/todomvc/tests/api.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6b69471c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/todomvc/tests/api.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test.use({
+  baseURL: 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com',
+});
+
+test('posts', async ({ request }) => {
+  const get = await request.get('/posts');
+  expect(get.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(await get.json()).toBeInstanceOf(Array);
+
+  const post = await request.post('/posts');
+  expect(post.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(await post.json()).toEqual({
+    id: expect.any(Number),
+  });
+
+  const del = await request.delete('/posts/1');
+  expect(del.ok()).toBeTruthy();
+  expect(await del.json()).toEqual({});
+});
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/actionList.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/actionList.tsx
index 4f3a8128e8..bf2b0c723c 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/actionList.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/actionList.tsx
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ export const renderAction = (
   const { errors, warnings } = modelUtil.stats(action);
   const showAttachments = !!action.attachments?.length && !!revealAttachment;
 
+  const apiName = {
+    'apiRequestContext.get': 'GET',
+    'apiRequestContext.post': 'POST',
+    'apiRequestContext.put': 'PUT',
+    'apiRequestContext.delete': 'DELETE',
+  }[action.apiName] ?? action.apiName;
+
   const parameterString = actionParameterDisplayString(action, sdkLanguage || 'javascript');
 
   const isSkipped = action.class === 'Test' && action.method === 'step' && action.annotations?.some(a => a.type === 'skip');
@@ -129,8 +136,8 @@ export const renderAction = (
   else if (!isLive)
     time = '-';
   return <>
-    <div className='action-title' title={action.apiName}>
-      <span>{action.apiName}</span>
+    <div className='action-title' title={apiName}>
+      <span>{apiName}</span>
       {parameterString &&
           (parameterString.type === 'locator' ? (
             <>
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts
index 01af841748..9ef6b3ef7e 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/modelUtil.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,22 @@ export class MultiTraceModel {
     return this.actions.findLast(a => a.error);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Heuristic to toggle API testing UI. 
+   */
+  isAPITrace(): boolean | undefined {
+    if (this.browserName)
+      return false;
+
+    if (this.hasStepData) {
+      const setupDone = this.actions.some(a => a.apiName === 'Before Hooks' && a.endTime > 0);
+      if (!setupDone) // until the setup is done, we can't tell if it's an API test.
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
   private _errorDescriptorsFromActions(): ErrorDescription[] {
     const errors: ErrorDescription[] = [];
     for (const action of this.actions || []) {
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx
index aaa78d1786..5dee81a667 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/networkResourceDetails.tsx
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ export const NetworkResourceDetails: React.FunctionComponent<{
   resource: ResourceSnapshot;
   sdkLanguage: Language;
   startTimeOffset: number;
-  onClose: () => void;
+  onClose?: () => void;
 }> = ({ resource, sdkLanguage, startTimeOffset, onClose }) => {
   const [selectedTab, setSelectedTab] = React.useState('request');
 
   return <TabbedPane
     dataTestId='network-request-details'
-    leftToolbar={[<ToolbarButton key='close' icon='close' title='Close' onClick={onClose}></ToolbarButton>]}
+    leftToolbar={onClose ? [<ToolbarButton key='close' icon='close' title='Close' onClick={onClose}></ToolbarButton>] : undefined}
     tabs={[
       {
         id: 'request',
diff --git a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx
index 3e361ad14c..a9419a02d6 100644
--- a/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx
+++ b/packages/trace-viewer/src/ui/workbench.tsx
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ import { AnnotationsTab } from './annotationsTab';
 import type { Boundaries } from './geometry';
 import { InspectorTab } from './inspectorTab';
 import { ToolbarButton } from '@web/components/toolbarButton';
-import { useSetting, msToString, clsx } from '@web/uiUtils';
+import { useSetting, msToString, clsx, useMemoWithMemory } from '@web/uiUtils';
 import type { Entry } from '@trace/har';
 import './workbench.css';
 import { testStatusIcon, testStatusText } from './testUtils';
 import type { UITestStatus } from './testUtils';
 import type { AfterActionTraceEventAttachment } from '@trace/trace';
 import type { HighlightedElement } from './snapshotTab';
+import { NetworkResourceDetails } from './networkResourceDetails';
 
 export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
   model?: modelUtil.MultiTraceModel,
@@ -85,6 +86,8 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
 
   const sources = React.useMemo(() => model?.sources || new Map<string, modelUtil.SourceModel>(), [model]);
 
+  const isAPITrace = useMemoWithMemory(() => model?.isAPITrace(), false, [model]);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     setSelectedTime(undefined);
     setRevealedError(undefined);
@@ -247,15 +250,15 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
   };
 
   const tabs: TabbedPaneTabModel[] = [
-    inspectorTab,
+    !isAPITrace && inspectorTab,
     callTab,
     logTab,
     errorsTab,
     consoleTab,
-    networkTab,
+    !isAPITrace && networkTab,
     sourceTab,
     attachmentsTab,
-  ];
+  ].filter(v => !!v);
 
   if (annotations !== undefined) {
     const annotationsTab: TabbedPaneTabModel = {
@@ -320,8 +323,30 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
     component: <MetadataView model={model}/>
   };
 
+  const selectedResource = selectedAction ? networkModel.resources.findLast(r => (r._monotonicTime ?? 0) < selectedAction.endTime) : undefined;
+  const displayedResource = selectedResource ?? networkModel.resources[0];
+  const networkView = displayedResource && (
+    <NetworkResourceDetails
+      resource={displayedResource}
+      sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
+      startTimeOffset={0}
+    />
+  );
+
+  const snapshotsTabView = (
+    <SnapshotTabsView
+      action={activeAction}
+      model={model}
+      sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
+      testIdAttributeName={model?.testIdAttributeName || 'data-testid'}
+      isInspecting={isInspecting}
+      setIsInspecting={setIsInspecting}
+      highlightedElement={highlightedElement}
+      setHighlightedElement={elementPicked} />
+  );
+
   return <div className='vbox workbench' {...(inert ? { inert: 'true' } : {})}>
-    {!hideTimeline && <Timeline
+    {(!hideTimeline && !isAPITrace) && <Timeline
       model={model}
       consoleEntries={consoleModel.entries}
       boundaries={boundaries}
@@ -341,15 +366,7 @@ export const Workbench: React.FunctionComponent<{
         orientation='horizontal'
         sidebarIsFirst
         settingName='actionListSidebar'
-        main={<SnapshotTabsView
-          action={activeAction}
-          model={model}
-          sdkLanguage={sdkLanguage}
-          testIdAttributeName={model?.testIdAttributeName || 'data-testid'}
-          isInspecting={isInspecting}
-          setIsInspecting={setIsInspecting}
-          highlightedElement={highlightedElement}
-          setHighlightedElement={elementPicked} />}
+        main={isAPITrace ? networkView : snapshotsTabView}
         sidebar={
           <TabbedPane
             tabs={[actionsTab, metadataTab]}
diff --git a/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts b/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
index cded19af20..6da6557b46 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/uiUtils.ts
@@ -258,3 +258,16 @@ export function useCookies() {
   }, []);
   return cookies;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Returns result of `fn()`. If `fn` returns undefined, returns last non-undefined value.
+ */
+export function useMemoWithMemory<T>(fn: () => T | undefined, initialValue: T, deps: React.DependencyList) {
+  const [value, setValue] = React.useState<T>(initialValue);
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const value = fn();
+    if (value !== undefined)
+      setValue(value);
+  }, deps);
+  return value;
+}