UI Tour

UI Tour

A quick walkthrough of the main windows and panels.

Top Menu Bar

• File
  • Open (local JSON/YAML)
  • Open Swagger JSON URL
  • Enable Debug Window
  • Exit
• Edit
  • Environment Variables
  • Settings
• View
  • Show/Hide Debug Console
  • Show/Hide Tree / Filter / Status Bar
  • Expand/Collapse All Tree
• Request
  • Send
• Help
  • About
  • Report Bug or Feature Request

Request Tab (upper pane)

• Method & URL bar: Choose HTTP method and enter the request URL.
• Send button: Sends the current request.
• Parameters tab: Grid for query/path/form parameters.
• Headers tab: Table with on/off toggle per row, name, and value.
• Body tab: Editor with syntax highlighting and folding.
• Authorization tab: Add auth headers (e.g., Bearer token).
• Pre‑request Script: Prepare/transform values before send.
• Tests: Define post‑response checks.

Response Area (lower pane)

• Pretty: Formatted, syntax‑highlighted view of the response.
• Raw: Unprocessed response payload.
• Test Results: Assertions table with pass/fail status and messages.

Debug Console

• Toggle via View → Show/Hide Debug Console (or Ctrl+D / Cmd+D).
• Shows logs helpful when setting up scripts, proxies, or certificates.

Sidebar (spec tree)

• Shows tags and endpoints from the loaded Swagger/OpenAPI definition.
• Use Expand/Collapse under the View menu for large specs.