The Scratch Pad is a space where you can work if you're using the Postman desktop app and not connected to Postman servers. When you aren't signed in or don't have a network connection, you can still access some Postman features offline, such as creating collections and requests, or sending requests. All your work in the Scratch Pad is stored locally and isn't synced online with Postman. After working in the Scratch Pad, you can later move your work into a workspace once you sign in.
The Scratch Pad is deprecated and no longer supported. The Scratch Pad is being discontinued and won't receive any updates, bug fixes, or security updates. You can use the lightweight API Client when not signed in to Postman to send API requests, including HTTP, WebSocket, gRPC, and GraphQL requests. Learn more about the lightweight Postman API Client.
If you still have access to Scratch Pad and aren't signed in or connected to Postman, a global banner at the top of the screen indicates that you're already in the Scratch Pad.
If you are signed in and want to go to the Scratch Pad, select the settings icon in the header and select Scratch Pad.
Scratch Pad is no longer available in Postman v10.18 and later. You can access the Scratch Pad in earlier Postman versions if you still have data in the Scratch Pad.
If you don't have access to Scratch Pad, you'll be prompted to sign in, sign up for a Postman account, or switch to the lightweight Postman API Client. If you still have data in Scratch Pad, you'll also be asked if you want to move it. See Migrating data from the Scratch Pad for more details.
While you are in the Scratch Pad, you can:
You can also select Switch to a Workspace from the Scratch Menu global banner at the top of the screen.
After signing in, you can move your collections, environments, requests, and request history from the Scratch Pad to a workspace. See Migrating data from the Scratch Pad for more details.
When you sign in to Postman, you can migrate all of your Scratch Pad data to a workspace.
Workspaces enable you to organize your Postman work and collaborate with teammates. To switch to a workspace, you need to sign up for a Postman account or sign in to your existing Postman account. You can move all of your collections, environments, and history from the Scratch Pad to your workspace, so you can pick up right where you left off.
To migrate your Scratch Pad data to a workspace, do the following:
All of your collections, environments, and history are copied from the Scratch Pad to the workspace you selected. (Open tabs aren't migrated.)
You can also export individual collections and environments from the Scratch Pad to a local file. You can't make bulk data exports of all collections and environments at once. For more information on exporting a single collection or an environment in Postman, see Exporting Postman data.
If you no longer have Scratch Pad access, you'll be prompted to export all data to a local file, which you can then import into a workspace.
To import the exported Scratch Pad data into your workspace, do the following:
For more information on importing, see Importing data into Postman.
Last modified: 2023/09/15
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