Get familiar with the Postman Flows editor and canvas

Postman Flows has a visual interface that supports building API-driven applications without writing code. This guide offers a high-level overview of the Postman Flows interface and its key elements.

The Postman Flows user interface

• Create a new folder or flow - Creates a new flow, action, or folder.
• Flows Home - Opens the Postman Flows home page, where you can create new flows, search your existing flows, access learning resources, and more.
• Start block - Appears in every new flow and triggers connected blocks to run. The Start block can also receive data from scenarios and Flow blocks.
• HTTP Request block - One of the many types of blocks that can be used in a flow.
• Group - Enables organization, documentation, and building of flows. Groups can be duplicated. For more information on organizing a flow, see Organize flows with color, annotations, and groups.
• Clone this flow - Creates a copy of a flow.
• Right sidebar - Provides access to Flows features and information including snapshots, scenarios, details about selected request blocks, and slides.
• Minimap - Assists with navigation of larger flows.
• Toolbar - Contains the Redo/Undo, Zoom out/Zoom in, and Fit view buttons, and the following controls:
  • Run - Runs the flow.
  • Run log - Opens the run log where you can inspect inputs, outputs, and details for each block in the flow. You can select from a history of runs and filter displayed results by block and status.
  • Block - Opens the blocks list.
  • Add Text - Adds text to the canvas to describe the flow to other users.
• Console - Select to see a log of all the flow’s API activity. Useful when you want to debug flows or ensure that your flow is running with the expected information. To learn more, see Troubleshoot Postman Flows.