Postman keyboard shortcuts
Sending requests, saving, tabs, and sidebar navigation in Postman.
20 shortcuts Mac and Windows checked September 14, 2026
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| Action | Keys | Row actions |
|---|---|---|
| Focus the sidebar Anywhere | Windows CtrlAlt1 | Source |
| Focus the request builder Anywhere | Windows CtrlAlt2 | Source |
| Search the sidebar Sidebar | Mac CmdF 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the request in a tab Sidebar item selected | Mac Enter 1 more variant | Source |
| Copy the item Sidebar item selected | Mac CmdC 1 more variant | Source |
| Paste the item Sidebar | Mac CmdV 1 more variant | Source |
| Delete the item Sidebar item selected | Mac Delete 1 more variant | Source |
| Duplicate the item Sidebar item selected | Mac CmdD 1 more variant | Source |
| Rename the item Sidebar item selected | Mac CmdE 1 more variant | Source |
| Save the request Request tab | Mac CmdS 1 more variant | Source |
| Save the request under a new name Request tab | Mac CmdShiftS 1 more variant | Source |
| Send the request Request tab | Mac CmdEnter 1 more variant | Source |
| Jump to the address field Request tab | Mac CmdL 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the console Anywhere | Windows CtrlAltC | Source |
| Search Postman Anywhere | Mac CmdK 1 more variant | Source |
| Open a new tab Anywhere | Mac CmdT 1 more variant | Source |
| Open the command palette Anywhere | Mac CmdShiftP 1 more variant | Source |
| Search open and recently closed tabs Anywhere | Mac ShiftCmdA 1 more variant | Source |
| Find and replace across the workspace Anywhere | Mac CmdShiftF 1 more variant | Source |
About Postman and its shortcuts
Postman is for building and sending API requests, and its keyboard follows that cycle: open a new request, send it, save it, move between tabs, and reach the console when something comes back wrong. The send and save pair are the two you will use hundreds of times.
Postman runs as a desktop application and in a browser, and the browser version loses some combinations. The interface has been reorganised across major versions, which moved several commands.
Where the Postman keys came from
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