Generate code snippets from API requests

Postman can convert an API request into a code snippet. You can then use the generated code snippet in your front-end application to make calls to an API. Postman can generate code snippets for a variety of programming languages and frameworks, including C#, JavaScript, and NodeJS.

This guide has information about generating code snippets from API requests. For information about generating server-side boilerplate code from an API specification, see Generate server-side code from your OpenAPI 3.0 definition.

Generate code snippets in Postman

1. Open the request you want to use for a code snippet, then select Code in the right sidebar.

   

2. Select a language or framework from the dropdown list.

3. Select Copy snippet to copy the code snippet to your clipboard.

   

4. For more configuration options, like the indentation type and count, select Code settings next to the dropdown list. The settings vary based on the chosen language or framework.

Supported languages and frameworks

Postman supports the following:

Language	Framework
C	LibCurl
C#	HttpClient
C#	RestSharp
cURL	cURL
Dart	Dart
Go	http package
HTTP	(Raw HTTP request)
Java	OkHttp
Java	Unirest
JavaScript	Fetch
JavaScript	jQuery
JavaScript	XHR
NodeJS	Axios
NodeJS	Native
NodeJS	Request
NodeJS	Unirest
Objective-C	NSURLSession
OCaml	Cohttp
PHP	cURL
PHP	Guzzle
PHP	Http_Request2
PHP	pecl_http
PowerShell	RestMethod
Python	http.client (Python 3)
Python	Requests
R	httr
R	RCurl
Ruby	NET::Http
Shell	Httpie
Shell	wget
Swift	URLSession

To add a new language or setting, you can contribute to Postman's open-source project.