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Paste the item

CtrlV

Windows Desktop app Postman app, as described in May 2017

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In Postman, Ctrl + V will paste the item. On a Mac, press Cmd + V instead.

Where it works: Sidebar

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdV`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlV`

Where this comes from

Speeding up workflows with keyboard shortcuts - Postman Blog

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

The same task in other apps

Paste into the selected cells Airtable Cmd + V
Paste the clipboard Audacity Ctrl + V
Paste the copied text Bitwarden Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard ChromeOS Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Microsoft Excel Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + V
Paste the clipboard GarageBand Cmd + V
Paste from the clipboard GIMP Ctrl + V
Paste clipboard Google Docs Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Sheets Cmd + V
Paste clipboard Google Slides Ctrl + V
Paste Inkscape Cmd + V

More Postman shortcuts

Delete the item Delete
Duplicate the item Cmd + D
Rename the item Cmd + E
Save the request Cmd + S
Save the request under a new name Cmd + Shift + S
Send the request Cmd + Enter
Show or hide the sidebar
Jump to the address field Cmd + L

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