The Display block

The Display block shows data from other blocks in one of several formats, including images, text, numbers, and charts. It automatically detects the best format for incoming data, or you can select a format from a dropdown list. See Visualize data in Postman Flows for a complete list of display formats.

The Display block has an output port, so you can send the data to another block. The Display block doesn't transform the data when it visualizes it, and the data remains in its original format when it's passed through. The Display block is useful in many situations, including troubleshooting your flow, analyzing different blocks' output, and visualizing data in dashboards.

The Display block was previously named Output. A different Output block is available.

Input

The Display block has a single input port that accepts data from any other block.

Output

The Display block's output port sends the data it receives without altering it.

Setup

Connect a block's output port to the Display block's input port. You can optionally connect the Display block's output port to another block's input port to send the same data it received.

The Display block automatically detects the incoming data's format, or you can select a format from the dropdown list. If the format is Text, you can adjust the text size by clicking the Display block, then clicking Additional Settings > Text size.

Example

To see the various formats the Display block can produce, check out Visualize data in Postman Flows.

Related pages

For tutorials that use the Display block, see the following:

• Automate repetitive tasks using Postman Flows
• Calculate the years since a milestone
• Create a count-based loop with the Repeat block
• Create a dashboard using Postman Flows
• Create a list-based loop with the For block
• Send a request with the HTTP Request block