The weekly community challenge is live! One winner will receive a $150 Postman swag pack. What’s your favourite Postman keyboard shortcut, and how do you use it? We’re looking for creative, helpful, or just plain clever use cases. Bonus points if it’s one most people don’t know about. This chal…

My go-to hidden gem: Ctrl + Shift + D (or Cmd + Shift + D on Mac) - the “Duplicate Tab” shortcut. Here’s how I use it: I build “request templates” on the fly. When I’m working on complex auth flows or documenting APIs, I’ll craft that perfect base request with all the headers, auth, and structure d…

Ctrl + Shift + C — Open Postman Console. This is a must-have when debugging API calls. I use it to inspect request headers, bodies, response payloads, and even see what’s going wrong when an API silently fails. It’s like having dev tools for your APIs — and this shortcut makes it instantly accessi…

My favorite Postman shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + L - multi-cursor editing. When I’m deep into test scripts, this shortcut lets me edit multiple instances of the same variable or function name at once. If i need to rename a variable used 5 times, i just hit Ctrl+Shift+L, and it is done in 2 seconds. …

As a frontend developer who is frequently works with API. I get the opportunity to test the API using postman. My favourite shortcut command on my Windows is CTRL + N which allow me to open a new request or tab. Where I get to choose among these options like HTTP, GraphQL, AI, MCP, etc

My absolute favorite Postman keyboard shortcut, without a doubt, is Ctrl/Cmd + R, which opens up the Collection Runner. For me, it’s not just a shortcut; it’s like hitting the launch button for super-efficient, automated API testing in Postman. It really helps me speed up development, make sure ever…

I think my favorite Postman keyboard shortcut has to be Ctrl + Enter. It’s such a simple one but I use it constantly. Whenever I’m testing an API request or tweaking a request, I just hit that combo and boom, instant response. No need to reach for the mouse. It’s one of those little things that make…

Alt+0 Useful for Json heavy debugging. It collapses all json (arrays/objects) in the code editors ,both request and response

Ctrl + Fn + P Not a single shortcut, but a gateway! On my keyboard, Fn helps me activate function keys — like F5 to reload Postman or other custom key combos. Super useful when default keys double up with media or brightness controls. :musical_keyboard::gear:

My secret weapon: the multi-cursor ninja move. Hold Alt (Option on Mac) and click anywhere in your Pre-request or Test script to drop multiple cursors.

my favourite Postman shortcut is Ctrl + / Because when you’re juggling 15 APIs, 6 tabs, and your brain is fried at 2 AM, hitting Ctrl + / to toggle comments is like whispering to your future self: “Hey, here’s why I did this weird thing.”

Thank unto Postman for that daily challenge. There are countless Postman keyboard shortcuts. I use them according to the computer or the laptop I am working with. I like the Ctrl + comma shortcut to reach the settings. There are key details on the settings page such as the postman version, add-ons…

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telecoms-engineer-89 (aman) July 17, 2025, 8:59pm 54

my go-to keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + Alt + C This combo quickly copies the current request as a cURL command. I love how it saves me from manually translating my Postman setup every time I need to share or debug an API call outside Postman.

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