Body types

Set the request body on the Body tab. Select a body type from the row of buttons at the top of the tab, then enter the content for that type. Nouto saves the body type and content with the request.

Content-Type for each body type

Nouto sets the Content-Type header from the body type and shows it as an AUTO row on the Headers tab:

Body type	Content-Type
None	Not set
JSON	application/json
Text	text/plain
XML	application/xml
Form Data	multipart/form-data, with a generated boundary
URL Encoded	application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Binary	The file’s MIME type, detected from its extension, or application/octet-stream
GraphQL	application/json

To send a different Content-Type, add the header on the Headers tab. Don’t do this for Form Data, because the generated value includes the multipart boundary that the server needs.

Only the selected body type is sent. Nouto sends the body with any method, including GET.

JSON

The JSON editor has syntax highlighting, bracket matching, and a toolbar with these controls:

• Auto-format reformats valid JSON shortly after you stop typing or paste. It’s on by default.
• Format and Minify reformat the body once.
• Wrap toggles line wrapping. The zoom buttons change the editor’s font size.

When the body isn’t valid JSON, the parse error appears above the editor. Nouto skips this check while the body contains {{variables}}, because the text becomes valid JSON only after substitution.

Variables work anywhere in the body, including nested values:

{
  "userId": "{{USER_ID}}",
  "token": "{{AUTH_TOKEN}}",
  "timestamp": "{{$timestamp.iso}}"
}

In the JSON, Text, and XML editors, typing {{ lists your environment variables and the dynamic variables. Press Ctrl+Enter (Cmd+Enter on macOS) to send the request without leaving the editor.

Text and XML

The Text editor sends its content as typed. The XML editor adds Format and Minify buttons that re-indent or collapse the markup.

Form Data

Form Data sends multipart/form-data. Each row is either a text field or a file field.

1. Select Form Data.
2. Select Add Field and enter the field name.
3. For a text field, enter the value. For a file field, select the Text button on the row to switch it to File, then select Browse and choose the file. The row shows the file name and size.

Add as many file fields as you need. Select the check icon at the start of a row to disable it without removing it.

The request stores the file path, not the file contents. Nouto reads each file when you send the request. If a file no longer exists at that path, Nouto sends the request without that field.

URL Encoded

URL Encoded sends the enabled rows as application/x-www-form-urlencoded. Use it for forms without file uploads. For example, three rows named name, age, and active produce this body:

name=John+Doe&age=30&active=true

Binary

Binary sends one file as the raw request body, for example to a file storage or image upload endpoint.

1. Select Binary.
2. Select the Click to select a file area and choose the file.

Nouto shows the file name, size, and detected MIME type. To pick another file, select Change file; to clear it, select Remove file.

The request stores the file path, not the file contents. Nouto reads the file when you send the request. If the file was moved or deleted, the request fails with a file error and isn’t sent.

GraphQL

Selecting GraphQL switches a GET request to POST and hides the Query tab. Nouto sends the query, variables, and operation name as a JSON object. See GraphQL for the editor and schema features.

Body in generated code

To see the body as a cURL command or a code snippet, select Code in the URL bar. For JSON, Text, XML, URL Encoded, and GraphQL bodies, generated code includes the body only when the method is POST, PUT, or PATCH. See Code generation.