diff --git a/dlt/sources/helpers/rest_client/client.py b/dlt/sources/helpers/rest_client/client.py
index 6d04373d8d..4b589813fc 100644
--- a/dlt/sources/helpers/rest_client/client.py
+++ b/dlt/sources/helpers/rest_client/client.py
@@ -96,18 +96,18 @@ def __init__(
 
     def _create_request(
         self,
-        path: str,
+        path_or_url: str,
         method: HTTPMethod,
         params: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         json: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         auth: Optional[AuthBase] = None,
         hooks: Optional[Hooks] = None,
     ) -> Request:
-        parsed_url = urlparse(path)
+        parsed_url = urlparse(path_or_url)
         if parsed_url.scheme in ("http", "https"):
-            url = path
+            url = path_or_url
         else:
-            url = join_url(self.base_url, path)
+            url = join_url(self.base_url, path_or_url)
 
         return Request(
             method=method,
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def _send_request(self, request: Request, **kwargs: Any) -> Response:
 
     def request(self, path: str = "", method: HTTPMethod = "GET", **kwargs: Any) -> Response:
         prepared_request = self._create_request(
-            path=path,
+            path_or_url=path,
             method=method,
             params=kwargs.pop("params", None),
             json=kwargs.pop("json", None),
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ def paginate(
 
         Args:
             path (str): Endpoint path for the request, relative to `base_url`.
+                Can also be a fully qualified URL; if starting with http(s) it will
+                be used instead of the base_url + path.
             method (HTTPMethodBasic): HTTP method for the request, defaults to 'get'.
             params (Optional[Dict[str, Any]]): URL parameters for the request.
             json (Optional[Dict[str, Any]]): JSON payload for the request.
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ def paginate(
             hooks["response"] = [raise_for_status]
 
         request = self._create_request(
-            path=path, method=method, params=params, json=json, auth=auth, hooks=hooks
+            path_or_url=path, method=method, params=params, json=json, auth=auth, hooks=hooks
         )
 
         if paginator:
diff --git a/docs/website/docs/dlt-ecosystem/notebooks.md b/docs/website/docs/dlt-ecosystem/notebooks.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 4486b81b68..0000000000
--- a/docs/website/docs/dlt-ecosystem/notebooks.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
----
-title: dlt in notebooks
-description: Run dlt in notebooks like Colab, Databricks or Jupyter
-keywords: [notebook, jupyter]
----
-# dlt in notebooks
-
-## Colab
-You'll need to install `dlt` like any other dependency:
-```sh
-!pip install dlt
-```
-
-You can configure secrets using **Secrets** sidebar. Just create a variable with the name `secrets.toml` and paste
-the content of the **toml** file from your `.dlt` folder into it. We support `config.toml` variable as well.
-
-:::note
-`dlt` will not reload the secrets automatically. Please restart your interpreter in Colab options when you add/change
-content of the variables above.
-:::
-
-## Streamlit
-`dlt` will look for `secrets.toml` and `config.toml` in the `.dlt` folder. If `secrets.toml` are not found, it will use
-`secrets.toml` from `.streamlit` folder.
-If you run locally, maintain your usual `.dlt` folder. When running on streamlit cloud, paste the content of `dlt`
-`secrets.toml` into the `streamlit` secrets.
-
diff --git a/docs/website/docs/dlt-ecosystem/verified-sources/rest_api/basic.md b/docs/website/docs/dlt-ecosystem/verified-sources/rest_api/basic.md
index 48e7d6b765..14d9ecb04b 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/dlt-ecosystem/verified-sources/rest_api/basic.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/dlt-ecosystem/verified-sources/rest_api/basic.md
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ The endpoint configuration defines how to query the API endpoint. Quick example:
 
 The fields in the endpoint configuration are:
 
-- `path`: The path to the API endpoint.
+- `path`: The path to the API endpoint. By default this path is appended to the given `base_url`. If this is a fully qualified URL starting with `http:` or `https:` it will be
+used as-is and `base_url` will be ignored.
 - `method`: The HTTP method to be used. The default is `GET`.
 - `params`: Query parameters to be sent with each request. For example, `sort` to order the results or `since` to specify [incremental loading](#incremental-loading). This is also used to define [resource relationships](#define-resource-relationships).
 - `json`: The JSON payload to be sent with the request (for POST and PUT requests).
diff --git a/docs/website/docs/general-usage/dataset-access/streamlit.md b/docs/website/docs/general-usage/dataset-access/streamlit.md
index 32589d8e23..2d76aac660 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/general-usage/dataset-access/streamlit.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/general-usage/dataset-access/streamlit.md
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ dlt pipeline {pipeline_name} show
 
 Use the pipeline name you defined in your Python code with the `pipeline_name` argument. If you are unsure, you can use the `dlt pipeline --list` command to list all pipelines.
 
+## Credentials
+
+`dlt` will look for `secrets.toml` and `config.toml` in the `.dlt` folder.
+
+If `secrets.toml` are not found, it will use
+`secrets.toml` from `.streamlit` folder.
+
+If you run locally, maintain your usual `.dlt` folder.
+
+When running on streamlit cloud, paste the content of `dlt`
+`secrets.toml` into the `streamlit` secrets.
+
 ## Inspecting your data
 
 You can now inspect the schema and your data. Use the left sidebar to switch between:
diff --git a/docs/website/docs/walkthroughs/run-a-pipeline.md b/docs/website/docs/walkthroughs/run-a-pipeline.md
index 49abe8675f..3c0e30ccf3 100644
--- a/docs/website/docs/walkthroughs/run-a-pipeline.md
+++ b/docs/website/docs/walkthroughs/run-a-pipeline.md
@@ -140,7 +140,24 @@ destination, etc. Please refer to
 [Running in production](../running-in-production/running.md#inspect-and-save-the-load-info-and-trace)
 for more details.
 
-## 5. Detect and handle problems
+## Run dlt in Notebooks
+
+### Colab
+You'll need to install `dlt` like any other dependency:
+```sh
+!pip install dlt
+```
+
+You can configure secrets using **Secrets** sidebar. Just create a variable with the name `secrets.toml` and paste
+the content of the **toml** file from your `.dlt` folder into it. We support `config.toml` variable as well.
+
+:::note
+`dlt` will not reload the secrets automatically. Please restart your interpreter in Colab options when you add/change
+content of the variables above.
+:::
+
+
+## Troubleshooting
 
 What happens if something goes wrong? In most cases, the `dlt` `run` command raises exceptions. We put a
 lot of effort into making the exception messages easy to understand. Reading them is the first step
diff --git a/docs/website/sidebars.js b/docs/website/sidebars.js
index bff2fcc508..274f3e82b3 100644
--- a/docs/website/sidebars.js
+++ b/docs/website/sidebars.js
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ const sidebars = {
             'general-usage/full-loading',
           ]
         },
-        'dlt-ecosystem/notebooks'
       ]
     },
     {
diff --git a/tests/sources/helpers/rest_client/test_client.py b/tests/sources/helpers/rest_client/test_client.py
index 488d7ef525..36fe009b93 100644
--- a/tests/sources/helpers/rest_client/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/sources/helpers/rest_client/test_client.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from requests import PreparedRequest, Request, Response
 from requests.auth import AuthBase
 from requests.exceptions import HTTPError
+import requests_mock
 
 from dlt.common import logger
 from dlt.common.typing import TSecretStrValue
@@ -512,3 +513,24 @@ def test_request_kwargs(self, mocker) -> None:
             "timeout": 432,
             "allow_redirects": False,
         }
+
+    @requests_mock.Mocker(kw="mock")
+    def test_overwrite_path(self, mocker, **kwargs) -> None:
+        expected = {"foo": "bar"}
+        kwargs["mock"].get("https://completely.different/endpoint", json=expected)
+        rest_client = RESTClient(
+            base_url="https://api.example.com",
+        )
+        response = rest_client.get("https://completely.different/endpoint")
+        assert response.json() == expected
+
+    @requests_mock.Mocker(kw="mock")
+    def test_overwrite_path_ignores_different_protocol(self, mocker, **kwargs) -> None:
+        expected = {"foo": "bar"}
+        base_url = "https://api.example.com"
+        kwargs["mock"].get(f"{base_url}/my://protocol", json=expected)
+        rest_client = RESTClient(
+            base_url=base_url,
+        )
+        response = rest_client.get("my://protocol")
+        assert response.json() == expected