Send an API request without writing code

The request builder underneath everything else

Collections, environments, scripts and the runner all sit on top of one thing: composing an HTTP request and reading what comes back. This is that.

Set the method and URL

All the standard methods are there — GET to fetch, POST to create, PUT to replace, PATCH to modify, DELETE to remove, plus OPTIONS and HEAD. Type the URL and go.

Add params and path variables

Write a RESTful URL with :variableName segments:

https://api.example.com/users/:userId/posts/:postId

Requestly detects :userId and :postId and lists them under Path Variables in the Params tab. Fill in 123 and 456, and the compiled request goes to https://api.example.com/users/123/posts/456.

Add a body and headers

The Body tab handles JSON, XML, form-encoded and multipart, with highlighting so a malformed payload is visible before you send it. Headers are key/value pairs with an optional description — a small field that does a lot of work when someone else opens your collection six months later.

Read the response

Status, timing and size up top; the body pretty-printed and collapsible underneath. From there the natural next steps are saving the request into a collection, replacing the hardcoded values with variables, and adding assertions so it checks itself.