Folders and inheritance

Folders group requests and can apply shared headers and auth to everything inside them.

Create a folder and share configuration

Open an initialized collection and press Ctrl+Alt+N to create a folder. Create requests inside it, or use Ctrl+E on an existing request to change its folder. Select the folder and edit its Headers or Auth tab, then save with Ctrl+S. Set a child’s auth to Inherit when it should use folder auth. Send that child request to verify the shared configuration.

Use the folder context menu to open the Collection Runner for that part of the collection.

Navigation

Key	Action
↑/↓	Move between folders and requests
→	Expand folder
←	Collapse folder
Space	Toggle folder open/closed
Return	Select request
Ctrl+F	Find any request or folder

Folder Pane

Select a folder to see its main tabs. Navigate with ←/→; the + menu reveals empty script and test tabs, while populated tabs remain visible:

Tab	Content
General	Folder name and sort order
Headers	Headers inherited by child requests
Auth	Auth inherited by child requests
Activity	Per-request stats table
Pre Script	Inline or external preparation script inherited by child requests
Post Script	Inline or external response script inherited by child requests
Tests	Inline or external response tests inherited by child requests

Keybindings

Key	Action
←/→	Switch visible tabs
↑/↓	Navigate fields
Return	Enter edit mode
Space	Toggle checkbox
Escape	Exit folder pane, return to sidebar
Ctrl+S	Save folder changes
Ctrl+W	Delete folder (with confirmation)

Inheritance

Headers and auth set on a folder apply to all requests inside it: no need to repeat config on every request.

Set auth: { type: inherit } on a request to use the nearest parent folder’s auth. Set auth: { type: none } to disable auth for a specific request.

Folder scripts and tests run once for each applicable request. Save changes with Ctrl+S. See Scripting for the editors and inherited execution order.

Activity Tab

Stats are computed from the request timeline:

Column	Description
Method	HTTP method
Name	Request name
OK%	Success rate: green ≥90%, yellow ≥50%, red below
Avg	Average response time
Last	Number of calls + time since last send

Only requests with timeline entries show data.

Creating and Deleting

Action	Keybinding
New folder	Ctrl+Alt+N
Delete folder	Ctrl+W: prompts for confirmation