Keyboard shortcuts

ApiWorkbench has a small set of shortcuts for the things you do most: send, save, open and close tabs, import and find.

Main window

Shortcut	What it does
Ctrl + Enter	Sends the request in the active tab.
Ctrl + S	Saves the active tab into its collection.
Ctrl + T	Opens a new request tab.
Ctrl + W	Closes the active tab.
Ctrl + O	Opens the Import dialog.
Ctrl + F	Opens find in the response body.

Notes:

• Ctrl + Enter sends HTTP requests. On a WebSocket, Socket.IO, MQTT, Server-Sent Events or gRPC tab, use the button next to the address instead.
• Ctrl + S works for a request that already lives in a collection. For a new, unsaved tab, the app tells you to use Save… above the URL to choose a collection first. See Collections.
• Ctrl + T opens an HTTP tab. For the other protocols, select the small arrow next to + in the tab bar.

In the address field

Key	Where	What it does
Enter	URL field of an HTTP tab	Sends the request.
Enter	URL field of a WebSocket, Socket.IO or MQTT tab	Connects.
Enter	URL field of a Server-Sent Events tab	Starts the stream.
Enter	Server address of a gRPC tab	Invokes the selected method.

Find in the response

Open find with Ctrl + F, then:

Key	What it does
Enter	Jumps to the next match.
Shift + Enter	Jumps to the previous match.
Esc	Closes find.

See Responses for more about reading a response.

In the script editor

Key	What it does
Tab	Indents the line or the selected lines.
Shift + Tab	Removes one level of indent.

Without a keyboard

On a phone or tablet, every action has a button or a menu entry. Hover help, which appears when you point at something with a mouse, appears when you press and hold on a touch screen.

Next steps

• Interface tour
• App settings
• Troubleshooting