[GH-ISSUE #5668] [feature]: Allow importing Global Variables from various sources (Insomnia, Postman...) #2199

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opened 2026-03-16 23:33:04 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @AaronFortG on GitHub (Dec 5, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/5668

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Summary

Add import functionality that allows users to migrate the global variables (the same way as happens with environments and collections) from popular API testing tools like Insomnia, Postman, Bruno and other major platforms into Hoppscotch.

Why should this be worked on?

Currently, Hoppscotch supports importing collections and environmentss from Postman, Insomnia and other API testing tools, but global variables cannot be imported from these sources.

Both Collections and Environments allow importing (and exporting):

However, Global variables do not have that feature ("Add New" button only allows to create new entries manually, not importing them):

Alternatives like Postman allow exporting these global variables:

This creates an incomplete migration experience where users can transfer most of their API testing setup but are forced to manually recreate their global variables, which often contain critical shared configurations like base URLs or any generic variable shared.

Adding global variable import support would enable a complete migration to Hoppscotch, eliminating the final barrier that prevents users from fully transitioning their workflows from other API testing platforms.

Originally created by @AaronFortG on GitHub (Dec 5, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/5668 ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [x] I have searched the existing issues ### Summary Add import functionality that allows users to migrate the **global variables** (the same way as happens with environments and collections) from popular API testing tools like Insomnia, Postman, Bruno and other major platforms into Hoppscotch. ### Why should this be worked on? Currently, Hoppscotch supports importing **collections** and **environments**s from Postman, Insomnia and other API testing tools, but **global variables** cannot be imported from these sources. Both Collections and Environments allow importing (and exporting): <img width="427" height="309" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/87ae8798-30f7-40be-b15d-3dcc2cc73c32" /> <img width="417" height="417" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/fcb3eac5-edd8-415f-bb6c-0d80ef5dcdfe" /> However, Global variables do not have that feature ("Add New" button only allows to create new entries manually, not importing them): <img width="749" height="409" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2a11043f-c313-4890-b365-2ca2ca5b6b6f" /> Alternatives like **Postman** allow exporting these global variables: <img width="1391" height="372" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eef66cb6-6133-46a7-ae7a-8c5395540225" /> This creates an incomplete migration experience where users can transfer most of their API testing setup but are forced to manually recreate their global variables, which often contain critical shared configurations like base URLs or any generic variable shared. Adding global variable import support would enable a complete migration to Hoppscotch, eliminating the final barrier that prevents users from fully transitioning their workflows from other API testing platforms.