diff --git a/examples/Actor/README.md b/examples/Actor/README.md
index 9cd8d4928..c2d2fc9d5 100644
--- a/examples/Actor/README.md
+++ b/examples/Actor/README.md
@@ -33,14 +33,8 @@ The `ActorClient` project shows how to make client calls for actor using Remotin
 Run the client project from `ActorClient` directory as:
 
 ```sh
- dotnet run
- ```
-
- *Note: If you started the actor service with dapr port other than 3500, then set the environment variable DAPR_HTTP_PORT to the value of --dapr-http-port specified while starting the actor service before running the client in terminal.*
- ```
- On Windows: set DAPR_HTTP_PORT=<port>
- On Linux, MacOS: export DAPR_HTTP_PORT=<port>
- ```
+ dapr run --app-id actor_client dotnet run
+```
 
 ### Invoke Actor method without Remoting over Http
 
@@ -65,6 +59,16 @@ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:3500/v1.0/actors/DemoActor/abc/method/SaveData -d
 
 ```
 
+Or, using the Visual Studio Code [Rest Client Plugin](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client)
+
+[sample.http](sample.http)
+
+```http
+POST http://localhost:3500/v1.0/actors/DemoActor/abc/method/SaveData
+
+{ "PropertyA": "ValueA", "PropertyB": "ValueB" }
+```
+
 **Get Data**
 Following curl call will get data for actor id "abc"
 (below calls on MacOs, Linux & Windows are exactly the same except for escaping quotes on Windows for curl)
@@ -80,3 +84,11 @@ On Windows:
 ```sh
 curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:3500/v1.0/actors/DemoActor/abc/method/GetData
 ```
+
+Or, using the Visual Studio Code [Rest Client Plugin](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=humao.rest-client)
+
+[sample.http](sample.http)
+
+```http
+GET http://localhost:3500/v1.0/actors/DemoActor/abc/method/GetData
+```
diff --git a/examples/Actor/sample.http b/examples/Actor/sample.http
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc632a4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Actor/sample.http
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+POST http://localhost:3500/v1.0/actors/DemoActor/abc/method/SaveData
+
+{ "PropertyA": "ValueA", "PropertyB": "ValueB" }
+
+###
+
+GET http://localhost:3500/v1.0/actors/DemoActor/abc/method/GetData
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