Postman

Learn how to migrate your Postman collections and environment variables to Requestly's API Client.


Postman is a popular API development tool widely used for testing and managing APIs. Requestly can import collections and environment files exported from Postman.

Export from Postman

Step 1: Click your profile icon in the top-right corner of Postman and select Settings.

Step 2: Navigate to the Account tab and click Export Data. It will redirect you to Export data page. Click on Export data button.

Step 3: Select the data to export (collections, environments, or both) and click Request Data Export.

Step 4: Check your registered email for exported data, download the ZIP file and extract its contents.

You can also export individual collections and environments from Postman, as explained below.

Importing into Requestly

Step 1: In Requestly, navigate to the API Client section.

Step 2: Click the Import button located in the sidebar header and choose Postman from the import options.

Step 3: In the upload modal, select and upload the exported Postman collection and environment files(Multiple files can be imported at once).

Step 4: Once the files are processed, click Import to finalize the migration.

Exporting Collections from Postman

Step 1: Open Postman and navigate to the Collections tab in the left sidebar to view your collections.

Step 2: Click the ellipsis (...) next to the collection you wish to export and select Export from the dropdown menu.

Step 3: In the export dialog, select either Collection v2 or Collection v2.1(Requestly supports both) as the export format. Click Export and save the file.

Step 4: Import using the same steps as explained in Import into Requestly section above.

Exporting Environments from Postman

Step 1: Open Postman and go to the Environments tab in the left sidebar to view your environments.

Step 2: Click the ellipsis (...) next to the environment you wish to export and select Export.

Step 3: Choose a location to save the exported environment file and click Save.

Step 4: Import using the same steps as explained in Import into Requestly section above.

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