🚀Postman Keyboard Shortcuts
20 essential shortcuts for Postman
Requests
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+N/⌘N | New request |
| Ctrl+T/⌘T | New tab |
| Ctrl+Enter/⌘↩ | Send request |
| Ctrl+S/⌘S | Save request |
| Ctrl+Shift+S/⌘⇧S | Save As |
| Ctrl+W/⌘W | Close tab |
| Ctrl+L/⌘L | Focus URL bar |
General
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+C/⌘⌥C | Open console |
| Ctrl+,/⌘, | Open settings |
| Ctrl+//⌘/ | Show keyboard shortcuts |
| Ctrl+B/⌘B | Toggle sidebar |
| Ctrl+Shift+N/⌘⇧N | New collection |
| Ctrl+Alt+R/⌘⌥R | Open runner |
| F5 | Run collection |
Navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+F/⌘⇧F | Search Postman |
| Ctrl+K/⌘K | Quick search (command palette) |
| Ctrl+Tab | Switch to next tab |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Switch to previous tab |
Environments
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+E/⌘⌥E | Open environment selector |
| Ctrl+E/⌘E | Toggle environment quick look |
About Postman Shortcuts
Postman is the most popular API development and testing platform, used for designing, building, testing, and documenting APIs. It supports REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, and SOAP protocols. Postman's keyboard shortcuts speed up request building, environment switching, collection management, and response inspection, essential for efficient API development workflows.
This reference covers 20 essential Postman keyboard shortcuts organized across 4 categories: Requests, General, Navigation, and more. Each shortcut lists both macOS and Windows/Linux key combinations where applicable, making it easy to find the right key combo regardless of your operating system.
Learning keyboard shortcuts is one of the highest-leverage investments you can make in your daily workflow. Studies show that developers and designers who rely on keyboard shortcuts are measurably faster at common tasks. Rather than memorizing every shortcut at once, focus on the ones you use most frequently and gradually expand your repertoire.
Bookmark this page for quick reference whenever you need to look up a Postman shortcut. The categorized layout makes it easy to find shortcuts by their function, whether you need navigation, editing, or specialized commands.