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title: Draft your notebook for your API consumers
approved: 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
slug: docs/postman-api-network/showcase/publish/notebooks/draft/overview
max-toc-depth: 2
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Draft your notebook and engage your API consumers. Walk them through a real-world use case and guide them to their first 200 OK response, all in one place.

Start by naming your notebook and adding text to it. Postman saves as you type.

<Warning title="Important" class="important-callout">
  Protect your sensitive data. If Postman detects any API keys, tokens, or similar, it replaces them with placeholders. To learn more, see [Postman Secret Scanner](/docs/administration/managing-your-team/secret-scanner/overview/).
</Warning>

## Format content and add media

Format text by selecting it or using the slash command. You can also add videos to your notebooks.

To learn more, see [Format content and add media to your notebook](/docs/postman-api-network/showcase/publish/notebooks/draft/format/).

## Add input blocks

When you add an input block to your notebook, you add input fields that API consumers can edit. The block's value can be referenced as a variable elsewhere in your notebook.

To learn more, see [Add input blocks to your notebook](/docs/postman-api-network/showcase/publish/notebooks/draft/add-input-blocks/).

## Add request blocks

When you add a request block to your notebook, you add an API request that API consumers can call. The block's response can be referenced as a variable elsewhere in your notebook.

To learn more, see [Add request blocks to your notebook](/docs/postman-api-network/showcase/publish/notebooks/draft/add-request-blocks/).

## Add script runner blocks

When you add a script runner block to your notebook, you add a script that API consumers can run. The block's output can be referenced as a variable elsewhere in your notebook.

To learn more, see [Add script runner blocks to your notebook](/docs/postman-api-network/showcase/publish/notebooks/draft/add-script-runner-blocks/).

## Add AI request blocks

When you add an AI request block to your notebook, you add an AI request that API consumers can call to interact with an AI model. The block's response can be referenced as a variable elsewhere in your notebook.

To learn more, see [Add AI request blocks to your notebook](/docs/postman-api-network/showcase/publish/notebooks/draft/add-ai-request-blocks/).