[GH-ISSUE #524] Allow importing Postman collections

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2026-03-16 14:00:20 +03:00

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Originally created by @Aditya94A on GitHub (Jan 25, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/524

The feature:

Export collection from postman
Import into postwoman
Collection is converted into postwoman format and saved

Just one more thing to entice more and more postman users to switch over, would make it very easy for postman users to switch.

Would need to build a parser for postman collection format (should be easy, they have a simple, stable JSON structure)

A bunch of example collections here.

Originally created by @Aditya94A on GitHub (Jan 25, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/524 The feature: 1. Export collection from postman 2. Import into postwoman 3. Collection is converted into postwoman format and saved Just one more thing to entice more and more postman users to switch over, would make it very easy for postman users to switch. Would need to build a parser for postman collection format (should be easy, they have a simple, stable JSON structure) A bunch of [example collections here](https://explore.postman.com/).

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2026-03-16 14:00:25 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:00:31 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2020):

This might seems like a better option, but as we move forward with this feature implementation, we could find there are some edge cases that involves some conflicts. One for them is Postman's Collection parser. I don't think it's an open source module. So, that will require us to go in depth of the architecture of PM and dig out how they store Collections.

Few weeks back I actually tried to parse one of such PM Collections and was able to produce a PW combaitable format. Anyway i would try to implement it if any more users Requests it.

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jan 25, 2020): This might seems like a better option, but as we move forward with this feature implementation, we could find there are some edge cases that involves some conflicts. One for them is Postman's Collection parser. I don't think it's an open source module. So, that will require us to go in depth of the architecture of PM and dig out how they store Collections. Few weeks back I actually tried to parse one of such PM Collections and was able to produce a PW combaitable format. Anyway i would try to implement it if any more users Requests it.

kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:00:36 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2020):

Closing this issue in reference of #333

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jan 27, 2020): Closing this issue in reference of #333

kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:00:41 +03:00

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@Moshe-Dror commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2020):

I was not able to import my postman collection/ env. from json . can you please assist?

@Moshe-Dror commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2020): I was not able to import my postman collection/ env. from json . can you please assist?

kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:00:46 +03:00

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@Aditya94A commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2020):

@Moshe-Dror I don't think this is supported yet.

@liyasthomas How about adding environment support (along with importing postman environment files)? 😁 💪 🚀

@Aditya94A commented on GitHub (Apr 10, 2020): @Moshe-Dror I don't think this is supported yet. @liyasthomas How about adding environment support (along with importing postman environment files)? 😁 💪 🚀

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2026-03-16 14:00:51 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2020):

Postwoman now supports importing Postman Collections v2.1.0 abd above.

Navigate to Collection tab on right side bar.
Click "Import/Export"
Click "Import from JSON"
Select any collection.json file

Importing environment variables currently only works with Postwoman environments.

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Apr 11, 2020): Postwoman now supports importing Postman Collections v2.1.0 abd above. Navigate to Collection tab on right side bar. Click "Import/Export" Click "Import from JSON" Select any collection.json file Importing environment variables currently only works with Postwoman environments.

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2026-03-16 14:00:56 +03:00

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@nabsha commented on GitHub (May 5, 2020):

Trying this feature now in latest docker build by import PM collection in 2.1 format but the import button is not importing anything. Is this still working?

Followed the following steps

Navigate to Collection tab on right side bar.
Click "Import/Export"
Click "Import from JSON"
Select any collection.json file

@nabsha commented on GitHub (May 5, 2020): Trying this feature now in latest docker [build](https://hub.docker.com/layers/liyasthomas/postwoman/latest/images/sha256-7778061333dafe50d4e2252fae85d0cb894b84f8d0652409e1b1e5f661385445?context=explore) by import PM collection in 2.1 format but the import button is not importing anything. Is this still working? Followed the following steps > Navigate to Collection tab on right side bar. Click "Import/Export" Click "Import from JSON" Select any collection.json file

kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:01:01 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (May 5, 2020):

May I know which Postman collection version you tried?

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (May 5, 2020): May I know which Postman collection version you tried?

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2026-03-16 14:01:06 +03:00

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@nabsha commented on GitHub (May 7, 2020):

I guess its to do with the collection if its 2+ levels deep. I've tried looking at the code and it seems postwoman only support till 1st level sub folders.

	"info": {
		"_postman_id": "c664f176-bf44-4da3-bc00-78b708e7a316",
		"name": "parent-folder-3",
		"schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
	},
	"item": [
		{
			"name": "sub-folder",
			"item": [
				{
					"name": "sub-sub-folder",
					"item": [
						{
							"name": "foobar-request",
							"request": {
								"method": "GET",
								"header": [],
								"url": {
									"raw": "http://mockbin.com/request?foo=bar&foo=baz",
									"protocol": "http",
									"host": [
										"mockbin",
										"com"
									],
									"path": [
										"request"
									],
									"query": [
										{
											"key": "foo",
											"value": "bar"
										},
										{
											"key": "foo",
											"value": "baz"
										}
									]
								}
							},
							"response": []
						}
					],
					"protocolProfileBehavior": {},
					"_postman_isSubFolder": true
				}
			],
			"protocolProfileBehavior": {}
		}
	],
	"protocolProfileBehavior": {}
}```

@nabsha commented on GitHub (May 7, 2020): I guess its to do with the collection if its 2+ levels deep. I've tried looking at the code and it seems postwoman only support till 1st level sub folders. ```{ "info": { "_postman_id": "c664f176-bf44-4da3-bc00-78b708e7a316", "name": "parent-folder-3", "schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json" }, "item": [ { "name": "sub-folder", "item": [ { "name": "sub-sub-folder", "item": [ { "name": "foobar-request", "request": { "method": "GET", "header": [], "url": { "raw": "http://mockbin.com/request?foo=bar&foo=baz", "protocol": "http", "host": [ "mockbin", "com" ], "path": [ "request" ], "query": [ { "key": "foo", "value": "bar" }, { "key": "foo", "value": "baz" } ] } }, "response": [] } ], "protocolProfileBehavior": {}, "_postman_isSubFolder": true } ], "protocolProfileBehavior": {} } ], "protocolProfileBehavior": {} }```

kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:01:11 +03:00

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@nabsha commented on GitHub (May 7, 2020):

Raised https://github.com/liyasthomas/postwoman/issues/850 to address this issue

@nabsha commented on GitHub (May 7, 2020): Raised https://github.com/liyasthomas/postwoman/issues/850 to address this issue

kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:01:16 +03:00

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@juan11041970 commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2020):

I see the Collections tab, but I don't see any import option.

@juan11041970 commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2020): I see the Collections tab, but I don't see any import option.

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2026-03-16 14:01:22 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2020):

@juan11041970 can you share a screenshot of Collections tab?

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jun 16, 2020): @juan11041970 can you share a screenshot of Collections tab?

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2026-03-16 14:01:27 +03:00

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@juan11041970 commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020):

Here you go. Let me know anything I might be missing.

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kerem commented

2026-03-16 14:01:32 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020):

@juan11041970 can comment here on GitHub. I can't find the screenshot in your reply.

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020): @juan11041970 can comment here on GitHub. I can't find the screenshot in your reply.

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@juan11041970 commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020):

Could it be because it is going to notifications@github.com? Is there any
other email I can send it to?

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2026-03-16 14:01:42 +03:00

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@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020):

@juan11041970 kindly send it to liyascthomas@gmail.com

@liyasthomas commented on GitHub (Jun 17, 2020): @juan11041970 kindly send it to liyascthomas@gmail.com

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2026-03-16 14:01:47 +03:00

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@nathanmargaglio commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2020):

I want to add that it'd be very nice to import AWS API Gateway generated docs into Postwoman. API Gateway allows you to export docs with Postman plugins so that you can import it as a collection, so I suppose adding Postman collection support might be equivalent.

@nathanmargaglio commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2020): I want to add that it'd be very nice to import AWS API Gateway generated docs into Postwoman. API Gateway allows you to export docs with Postman plugins so that you can import it as a collection, so I suppose adding Postman collection support might be equivalent.

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2026-03-16 14:01:52 +03:00

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@TeamPIDU commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2022):

Hi exported a postman collection, and then imported in Hoppscotch, but there is an issue with the body data - that is not being imported in Hoppscotch. All other things are imported but the 'body' -> 'raw' parameter data from postman Json is not being imported

@TeamPIDU commented on GitHub (Mar 10, 2022): Hi exported a postman collection, and then imported in Hoppscotch, but there is an issue with the body data - that is not being imported in Hoppscotch. All other things are imported but the 'body' -> 'raw' parameter data from postman Json is not being imported

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@AndrewBastin commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2022):

@TeamPIDU this issue has already been notified and we are tracking the issue on #2136

@AndrewBastin commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2022): @TeamPIDU this issue has already been notified and we are tracking the issue on #2136

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