HTTP requests
The request editor builds and sends HTTP requests. The URL bar holds the method and URL. The tabs below it hold everything else: parameters, headers, body, auth, tests, scripts, per-request settings, and notes.
Create a request
Section titled “Create a request”Click New Request at the top of the sidebar, or press Ctrl+N. To create another kind of request, click the arrow next to New Request and pick GraphQL, GraphQL subscription, WebSocket, SSE, or gRPC.
Choose a method
Section titled “Choose a method”Select the method from the dropdown to the left of the URL. The dropdown lists GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, and OPTIONS.
To use a method that isn’t listed, select Custom… at the bottom of the dropdown and type the method name. Method names can contain uppercase letters, digits, hyphens, and underscores, and must start with a letter.
Request tabs
Section titled “Request tabs”The tabs below the URL bar are listed in this table, in the order they appear:
| Tab | Contents |
|---|---|
| Query | Query parameters as key-value pairs. Hidden when the body type is GraphQL. See Query and path parameters. |
| Path | Values for path parameters in the URL |
| Headers | Request headers, with suggestions for standard header names and values. See Headers. |
| Body | Request body: JSON, Text, XML, Form Data, URL Encoded, Binary, or GraphQL. See Body types. |
| Auth | Authentication for this request, or inheritance from its collection or folder. See Authentication. |
| Tests | Assertions that check the response automatically. See Assertions. |
| Scripts | Pre-request and post-response JavaScript. See Scripts. |
| Settings | Per-request SSL, proxy, timeout, and redirect settings |
| Examples | Saved example responses. Shown only for requests saved in a collection. See Response examples. |
| Notes | Markdown notes saved with the request. See Notes. |
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+7 switch to the Query, Headers, Auth, Body, Tests, Scripts, and Notes tabs. See Keyboard shortcuts.
Send a request
Section titled “Send a request”Click Send, or press Ctrl+Enter. Before sending, Nouto resolves every {{variable}} reference in the request. See Variable substitution.
While the request is in flight, a cancel button replaces Send. Click it or press Escape to cancel the request.
The Code button next to Send shows the request as code in other languages and tools. See Code generation.
Read the response
Section titled “Read the response”The response panel shows the status code, response time, and size, followed by these tabs:
| Tab | Contents |
|---|---|
| Body | The response body, formatted for JSON, XML, HTML, images, and other content types |
| Headers | Request and response headers |
| Cookies | Cookies sent with the request and cookies set by the response |
| Redirects | Each redirect hop. Shown only when the request was redirected. |
| Timing | Time spent on DNS lookup, TCP connection, TLS handshake, time to first byte, and download |
| Timeline | A step-by-step log of the request, including where it failed |
| Tests | Assertion results. Shown only after assertions run. |
| Scripts | Script output. Shown only when a script produced output. |
If the request fails before a response arrives, for example on a DNS or connection error, the panel hides the Headers and Cookies tabs and shows the error. See Response viewer for details on each tab.
Save a request
Section titled “Save a request”To save a new request, click Save next to Send and pick a collection or folder. After that, press Ctrl+S to save changes. See Collections.