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title: Create collections of API requests in Postman
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Create a Postman Collection to save and share your favorite requests, to group requests you use for testing an API, or to document your API. You can create a new collection from scratch, or jump-start your collection with a template.
Once created, you can customize your collection by adding a name and description. You can also specify authorization details and add scripts and variables.
## Create a new collection
To create a collection, you must be [signed in to your Postman account](/docs/getting-started/first-steps/sign-up-for-postman/).
You can create a new collection in the following ways:
* Click **Collections** in the sidebar, then select **+ > Blank collection**.
* Click **New** in the sidebar, then click **Collection**.
* In an empty workspace, click **Create Collection**.
* You can also [create a collection from a template](#create-a-collection-from-a-template).
Once you've created a new collection, you can [add API requests](/docs/collections/use-collections/add-requests-to-collections/) to it. You can also [name and configure your collection](#configure-a-collection).
## Create a collection from a template
Not sure how to get started with your collection? Instead of creating a collection from scratch, you can use a template with predefined content. Postman has templates designed for integration testing, API documentation, conditional workflows, data visualization, and more.
To create a collection from a template, do the following:
1. Click **Collections** in the sidebar, then select **+ > Collection template**.
2. Select a recommended template. You can also search for a template, or browse templates by role or use case.
3. Review the information about the template, and when ready click **Use template**.
You can also apply a template to an existing, empty collection. In the collection's overview, select a template or click **More templates**. You can't apply a template to a collection that already contains items.
## Configure a collection
To customize and configure your new collection, do any of the following:
* Click the collection name in the workbench to rename your collection. You can also select a collection in the sidebar and press the **Enter** or **Return** key to rename it.
* You can add a [description](/docs/publishing-your-api/authoring-your-documentation/) for your collection in the **Overview** tab. The description also appears in the collection's documentation.
* Click **Authorization** to configure [authorization details](/docs/sending-requests/authorization/specifying-authorization-details/) for all requests in the collection.
* Select **Scripts > Pre-request** to add a [pre-request script](/docs/tests-and-scripts/write-scripts/pre-request-scripts/) for your collection. The script will run before each request in the collection is sent.
* Select **Scripts > Post-response** to add a [post-response script](/docs/tests-and-scripts/write-scripts/test-scripts/) for your collection. The script will run after each request in the collection is sent.
* Click **Variables** to define [collection variables](/docs/sending-requests/variables/variables/). Collection variables are reusable values you can use across all requests and documentation in a collection.
Double-click a collection in the sidebar to persist its tab as you navigate the Postman app.
Turn on autosave to automatically save your changes to requests. Learn more about [autosave](/docs/getting-started/installation/settings/#application).