# \#collections **URL:** https://community.postman.com/tag/collections/25.md [Latest](https://community.postman.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.postman.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.postman.com/tags.md) --- ## [Global Variables and Postman Versions](https://community.postman.com/t/global-variables-and-postman-versions/90805)
**Author:** [@tim-cartwright](https://community.postman.com/u/tim-cartwright)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/global-variables-and-postman-versions/90805 "2026-06-06T16:46:22Z")
I am busy. I don’t really expect my api testing tool to take up too much of my time. However, I like to make things easy and repeatable. So when I set up my postman collection for the current company I work for in versio… --- ## [Postman Syncing while I'm typing and deleting my values](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-syncing-while-im-typing-and-deleting-my-values/90112)
**Author:** [@mcancelosi](https://community.postman.com/u/mcancelosi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-syncing-while-im-typing-and-deleting-my-values/90112 "2026-06-04T15:38:50Z")
As I type, I think postman is trying to sync? But it’s delayed so it ends up deselecting whatever I’m typing and removing the last couple of characters. Makes it very hard to use. --- ## [Unable to scroll to see entire form-data body](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-scroll-to-see-entire-form-data-body/90802)
**Author:** [@mcancelosi](https://community.postman.com/u/mcancelosi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-scroll-to-see-entire-form-data-body/90802 "2026-06-04T15:31:13Z")
Hello, I have a request in my collection that has a fairly large form-data body. (atleast 50+ key value pairs). Opening postman, I can’t scroll up to edit all the values. If I make the screen larger it allows me to see … --- ## [Remove related requests from autocomplete](https://community.postman.com/t/remove-related-requests-from-autocomplete/85985)
**Author:** [@jloucks-850aec8c](https://community.postman.com/u/jloucks-850aec8c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 7:58am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/remove-related-requests-from-autocomplete/85985 "2026-06-02T07:58:53Z")
Is there a way to have the suggested related requests tab stop autocompleting. It’s a completely unrelated API from what I’m using and it keeps overwriting what I’m trying to do when undoing or even trying to do things … --- ## [Postman CLI treats skipped requests as failed](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-treats-skipped-requests-as-failed/90378)
**Author:** [@adam-cimoch-d8f487b0](https://community.postman.com/u/adam-cimoch-d8f487b0)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-treats-skipped-requests-as-failed/90378 "2026-05-19T09:22:55Z")
I would like to run my Postman tests in CI/CD with the ability to skip certain requests located in same collection/driectory. However Postman CLI treats requests with pm.execution.skipRequest(); as failed. Everything wor… --- ## [Best Practices for managing collections and multiple environments](https://community.postman.com/t/best-practices-for-managing-collections-and-multiple-environments/26743)
**Author:** [@mattmettler](https://community.postman.com/u/mattmettler)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/best-practices-for-managing-collections-and-multiple-environments/26743 "2026-05-14T03:45:27Z")
Hello! I am working on trying to formalize my company’s Postman collection setup, and I’m struggling with how to best set up collection variables vs environment variables in a way that makes sense. We’d like to be able… --- ## [I cannot start postman, it is crashing](https://community.postman.com/t/i-cannot-start-postman-it-is-crashing/90381)
**Author:** [@niksani](https://community.postman.com/u/niksani)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/i-cannot-start-postman-it-is-crashing/90381 "2026-05-12T14:09:43Z")
I cannot start postman, it is crashing. I have tried to delete postman folders in Users and it helps to start Postman but first time I click send request it is crashing again --- ## [Environment variable to control TLS in gRPC request](https://community.postman.com/t/environment-variable-to-control-tls-in-grpc-request/83397)
**Author:** [@nsafeatures](https://community.postman.com/u/nsafeatures)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/environment-variable-to-control-tls-in-grpc-request/83397 "2026-05-03T02:54:56Z")
I am using Postman for gRPC requests. I have multiple collections for multiple environments. Some of the servers I connect have TLS enabled, some are not. For example, environemnt localDockerDeployment has TLS disabled, … --- ## [Graphql Subscription using Postman](https://community.postman.com/t/graphql-subscription-using-postman/87555)
**Author:** [@research-architect-4](https://community.postman.com/u/research-architect-4)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/graphql-subscription-using-postman/87555 "2026-04-28T20:18:41Z")
I am using Postman to invoke a GraphQL subscription over the WebSocket protocol and observed that the Authorization token must be explicitly added in the request headers. Additionally, when the proxy fails to authorize … --- ## [VScode Postman Bugs & Issues](https://community.postman.com/t/vscode-postman-bugs-issues/82824)
**Author:** [@nadaf.kaiyub](https://community.postman.com/u/nadaf.kaiyub)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/vscode-postman-bugs-issues/82824 "2026-04-17T20:14:32Z")
VS Code + Postman – Bugs & Issues Inconsistent API responses in VS Code When using the same API in VS Code, the first request returns the correct response. However, subsequent requests return the previous response, ev… --- ## [Collection generates SDKs locally is a Fake local generation?](https://community.postman.com/t/collection-generates-sdks-locally-is-a-fake-local-generation/89865)
**Author:** [@x-ray-x](https://community.postman.com/u/x-ray-x)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/collection-generates-sdks-locally-is-a-fake-local-generation/89865 "2026-04-14T14:07:21Z")
I saw that Postman’s update introduction mentioned that SDK can be generated locally, then I tried and found that the local file collection was still uploaded to this url to generate the SDK. https://sdk-gen.postman.c… --- ## [Request not working in workspace with git integration](https://community.postman.com/t/request-not-working-in-workspace-with-git-integration/89850)
**Author:** [@adam-cimoch-d8f487b0](https://community.postman.com/u/adam-cimoch-d8f487b0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/request-not-working-in-workspace-with-git-integration/89850 "2026-04-13T14:03:38Z")
I observed that a specific Postman collection, which runs successfully in other workspaces, is failing to execute requests when used in a workspace with Git integration. Is there a known issue or common explanation for t… --- ## [Collections not imported when connecting to git repo](https://community.postman.com/t/collections-not-imported-when-connecting-to-git-repo/89811)
**Author:** [@aydendrabektoyota](https://community.postman.com/u/aydendrabektoyota)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/collections-not-imported-when-connecting-to-git-repo/89811 "2026-04-13T09:18:03Z")
Hello, I have a group of collections and environments setup in a git repo. When I add a new workspace and link it to that repos directory the collections dont seem to populate in the collection tab. Everything seems to … --- ## [Pushing Collection v3 to Postman Cloud creates an empty request](https://community.postman.com/t/pushing-collection-v3-to-postman-cloud-creates-an-empty-request/89824)
**Author:** [@maintenance-technol7](https://community.postman.com/u/maintenance-technol7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 8:36am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/pushing-collection-v3-to-postman-cloud-creates-an-empty-request/89824 "2026-04-13T08:36:18Z")
Hello everyone. I successfully migrated my Collections to Native Git but when I try to push the changes to Postman Cloud my request body is empty and my changes to the request body are not updated. Original Request Bod… --- ## [What's the best way to run automation using deployed flows + Newman on AWS CodeBuild](https://community.postman.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-run-automation-using-deployed-flows-newman-on-aws-codebuild/89328)
**Author:** [@shubhankar-bhardwaj](https://community.postman.com/u/shubhankar-bhardwaj)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-run-automation-using-deployed-flows-newman-on-aws-codebuild/89328 "2026-04-10T00:57:44Z")
Hey everyone! I’m building a test automation framework using Postman and wanted to share a workflow challenge I’m running into with Flows + Native Git + deployment + CI/CD. What I’m trying to achieve: Common Requests … --- ## [No option to export any collections](https://community.postman.com/t/no-option-to-export-any-collections/89809)
**Author:** [@naara-yui](https://community.postman.com/u/naara-yui)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/no-option-to-export-any-collections/89809 "2026-04-09T16:52:42Z")
As per the wiki it should be under the context menu for a collection, under “More” but that menu is literally an empty frame… --- ## [The new UI/UX of collections and environments is worse](https://community.postman.com/t/the-new-ui-ux-of-collections-and-environments-is-worse/89788)
**Author:** [@thenrich2009](https://community.postman.com/u/thenrich2009)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/the-new-ui-ux-of-collections-and-environments-is-worse/89788 "2026-04-08T19:12:57Z")
It used to be that collections and environments had their own panes. Meaning they got the full height of their panes. Now the enviroments section is below the collection section and I have to keep expanding, collapsing a… --- ## [Unable to move requests after update](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-move-requests-after-update/89064)
**Author:** [@marek.galan](https://community.postman.com/u/marek.galan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-move-requests-after-update/89064 "2026-04-03T19:12:21Z")
After update, I can’t move requests and folders to other collection. In both the Web and Desktop versions. Is it will fixed? resolved --- ## [Can't Login. Lost my Collections. Frustrated](https://community.postman.com/t/cant-login-lost-my-collections-frustrated/89690)
**Author:** [@huy-1a1681af](https://community.postman.com/u/huy-1a1681af)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/cant-login-lost-my-collections-frustrated/89690 "2026-04-02T16:22:21Z")
As of April 1st, 2026, following a system restart and Postman update, I have lost access to all local collections and environments. The application appears to have forced a migration to the new Workspace-centric UI, but … --- ## [Mocking strict hourly APIs to test cache stampedes](https://community.postman.com/t/mocking-strict-hourly-apis-to-test-cache-stampedes/89672)
**Author:** [@jhonmu73](https://community.postman.com/u/jhonmu73)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/mocking-strict-hourly-apis-to-test-cache-stampedes/89672 "2026-04-01T02:48:09Z")
Hi everyone, I’m currently building a live electricity price-tracking dashboard: https://sahkotanaan.fi/. The core of the app relies on a regional utility API that publishes new exchange rates exactly once per hour. Be… --- ## [Unable to Schudule a collection](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-schudule-a-collection/88278)
**Author:** [@miguel-santos-lidera](https://community.postman.com/u/miguel-santos-lidera)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-schudule-a-collection/88278 "2026-03-31T18:56:44Z")
Hi: I have several collections, i can run it locally, now i would like to schedule run one in the cloud. I select the collection, i deselect all the request and leave only 1 o 2 checked to test the integration first, b… --- ## [Pre-request scripts not working for me](https://community.postman.com/t/pre-request-scripts-not-working-for-me/34396)
**Author:** [@ritvik-saras](https://community.postman.com/u/ritvik-saras)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/pre-request-scripts-not-working-for-me/34396 "2026-03-30T18:35:07Z")
I added some JavaScript in the pre-request script tab for a collection to add some headers but none of them are getting executed. Here is the text I added: pm.request.headers.add({key: “Authorization”, value: “Basic xx… --- ## [Refresh Collections imported via openapi link](https://community.postman.com/t/refresh-collections-imported-via-openapi-link/89138)
**Author:** [@telion.gamer2](https://community.postman.com/u/telion.gamer2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/refresh-collections-imported-via-openapi-link/89138 "2026-03-26T13:04:11Z")
Hello, I have a FastAPI server that provides an openapi link out of the box that I can import into postman, which works fine. My Problem is: If I update my Server then I have to delete my collection and import it again… --- ## [Feedback on v12: Architectural Regressions](https://community.postman.com/t/feedback-on-v12-architectural-regressions/89475)
**Author:** [@devbod](https://community.postman.com/u/devbod)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/feedback-on-v12-architectural-regressions/89475 "2026-03-26T13:02:08Z")
I wanted to share some feedback and raise some serious concerns regarding the new v12 Git Sync architecture, specifically the move from a unified JSON collection (v2.1.0) to a deeply nested, multi-file YAML format. Whil… --- ## [Feature flags: HTTP 403](https://community.postman.com/t/feature-flags-http-403/89404)
**Author:** [@twoafas](https://community.postman.com/u/twoafas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/feature-flags-http-403/89404 "2026-03-25T18:22:04Z")
When running collections from the Postman CLI I recently started to run into a not known error. I have been using the Postman CLI for some time now and this has not yet occurred. I use the following commands: postman l… --- ## [Automatically sync Swagger APIs with Postman when Bitbucket files are changed](https://community.postman.com/t/automatically-sync-swagger-apis-with-postman-when-bitbucket-files-are-changed/89229)
**Author:** [@sakthisarvani-r](https://community.postman.com/u/sakthisarvani-r)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/automatically-sync-swagger-apis-with-postman-when-bitbucket-files-are-changed/89229 "2026-03-25T18:20:05Z")
Hi @danny-dainton, Hi, our APIs are defined in OpenAPI and the specification is stored in Bitbucket. We use Postman collections for API testing. Currently, when APIs are added or deprecated in Swagger, the Postman coll… --- ## [Free Account, Local File, Manual Collection - Unable to action without Sub](https://community.postman.com/t/free-account-local-file-manual-collection-unable-to-action-without-sub/89514)
**Author:** [@amlinington](https://community.postman.com/u/amlinington)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/free-account-local-file-manual-collection-unable-to-action-without-sub/89514 "2026-03-23T17:18:17Z")
Good Afternoon, I have a free account - a subscription is not in the budget for me. From what I can find on various Postman article, free accounts should be able to run Manual Collection Runs with local files. This is p… --- ## [Issues when using pm.sendrequest in Native GIT](https://community.postman.com/t/issues-when-using-pm-sendrequest-in-native-git/89334)
**Author:** [@maintenance-technol7](https://community.postman.com/u/maintenance-technol7)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/issues-when-using-pm-sendrequest-in-native-git/89334 "2026-03-21T14:41:35Z")
Hello everyone. I’m trying to migrate some Postman Collection to Postman v12 for my team but I have an issue when I execute pm.sendRequest from Before Request script in Collection. I did a small tests using a Test Coll… --- ## [Feature Requests: Allow publishing specific folders or requests within a collection](https://community.postman.com/t/feature-requests-allow-publishing-specific-folders-or-requests-within-a-collection/89456)
**Author:** [@aantala](https://community.postman.com/u/aantala)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/feature-requests-allow-publishing-specific-folders-or-requests-within-a-collection/89456 "2026-03-20T10:27:13Z")
Problem: Currently, Postman only allows publishing an entire collection to the API Network. There is no option to selectively publish specific folders or requests within a collection. Use Case: In large collections, not… --- ## [Date query param in native git Collections](https://community.postman.com/t/date-query-param-in-native-git-collections/89427)
**Author:** [@bcatherinet](https://community.postman.com/u/bcatherinet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/date-query-param-in-native-git-collections/89427 "2026-03-19T14:22:19Z")
Hi, In postman v12.2.1 for collection with the new native git integration, request get broken if we input a date in a query param of a request For example with the following request in a new collection: the date do… [Next page](https://community.postman.com/tag/collections/25.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=collections)