Postman is an API platform for building, testing, and documenting APIs, used by millions of developers. Mastering its keyboard shortcuts speeds up the build-send-inspect loop, letting you fire requests, manage tabs, and jump around collections without reaching for the mouse.
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All Postman keyboard shortcuts (Mac)
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41 shortcuts
Sidebar 9
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Search the sidebar | ⌘F |
| Move to the next item in the sidebar | ↓ |
| Move to the previous item in the sidebar | ↑ |
| Expand a collection or folder | → |
| Collapse a collection or folder | ← |
| Rename the selected element | ↵ |
| Select multiple items | ⌘LMB |
| Select the current and next item | ⇧↓ |
| Select the current and previous item | ⇧↑ |
Navigation 8
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Search Postman | ⌘K |
| Show the command palette | ⌘⇧P |
| Find and replace in the workspace | ⌘⇧F |
| Toggle the sidebar | ⌘\ |
| Focus the sidebar | ⌘⌥1 |
| Focus the builder | ⌘⌥2 |
| Open a workspace, environment, or request in a new browser tab | ⌘⇧LMB |
| Open an in-app link in a new browser tab | ⌘LMB |
Editing 8
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Copy | ⌘C |
| Paste | ⌘V |
| Duplicate | ⌘D |
| Edit or rename | ⌘E |
| Delete | ⌦ |
| Beautify the JSON or XML in the editor | ⌘⌥B |
| Bold text in the Postman editor | ⌘B |
| Open autocomplete suggestions in the query editor | ⌘I |
Requests 6
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Send request | ⌘↵ |
| Save | ⌘S |
| Jump to URL | ⌘L |
| Open the New menu to create an element | ⌘N |
| Save As | ⌘⇧S |
| Search the response | ⌘F |
Tabs 4
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open a new tab | ⌘T |
| Close the tab | ⌘W |
| Search open tabs | ⌘⇧A |
| Focus the nth tab | ⌘1 |
Console 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open the Postman Console in a new window | ⌘⌥C |
| Open the Browser Tool | ⌘⇧B |
APIs 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Show the command palette in the specification editor | ⌘⇧O |
| Jump to a referenced component | ⌘LMB |
General 2
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Open app settings | ⌘, |
| Show the values of all secure variables | ⌘ |
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