Add API requests to Postman Collections
After you create a Postman Collection, you can use it to save and organize API requests. Use any of the methods below to add requests to a collection. You can add HTTP requests to a collection, or you can add requests that use other protocols to a multi-protocol collection.
Learn more about creating and sending requests.
Add a request to an empty collection
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Select the collection in the sidebar.
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Select Add a request.
Save a new request to a collection
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Open a new request and select
Save. -
Enter a name for the request.
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Select the collection you want to save the request to.
To create a new collection to save the request to, select New Collection.
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Select Save.
Create a new request inside a collection
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In the sidebar, select the more actions icon
next to a collection. -
Select Add request.
Save a request from your history to a collection
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Select History in the sidebar.
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Select + next to a request and select Save Request.
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Select the collection you want to save the request to.
To create a new collection to save the request to, select New Collection.
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Select Save.
Move an existing request to a different collection
- In the sidebar, select the request you want to move. You can hold ⌘ or Ctrl to select multiple requests.
- Drag the request into another collection.
You can also open the request and select
About multi-protocol collections
You can add non-HTTP requests, such as GraphQL and gRPC requests, to collections. Because these requests have different features than HTTP requests, when they're added to a collection, the collection becomes a multi-protocol collection.
Multi-protocol collections can't have HTTP requests. They can only have requests with the following protocols:
Multi-protocol collections don't support some HTTP collection features, such as creating mock servers and generating tests.
Last modified: 2024/09/10
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