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Folders

Folders let you group related requests within a collection. They can be nested to any depth.

Creating a Folder​

Right-click a collection (or click its ⋮ menu) and choose New Folder. Type a name and press Enter.

You can also create a folder inside an existing folder the same way.

Moving Requests and Folders​

Rostyman supports drag and drop for reordering and moving:

  • Reorder — drag a request or folder up/down within its current location
  • Move to another folder — drag a request onto a folder to move it inside
  • Move to another collection — drag a request or folder to a different collection

A blue drop indicator line shows where the item will land.

Copy and Cut / Paste​

Right-click any request or folder to access clipboard operations:

  • Copy — creates a deep copy (including all nested folders and requests)
  • Cut — marks the item for moving (shown at 50% opacity)
  • Paste Here — pastes the copied/cut item at that location

If a name collision occurs, the pasted item is automatically renamed with (copy), (copy 2), etc.

Undo​

Press Ctrl+Z to undo the last structural action (delete, rename, create, move, reorder).

Press Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z to redo.

A toast notification confirms what was undone: ↩ Undid: Delete 'Login' request.

Folder Settings Tab​

Click a folder name in the sidebar to open its Folder Settings Tab with three sub-tabs:

Overview​

  • Folder name and breadcrumb navigation (Collection > Parent Folder > This Folder)
  • Request count and subfolder count
  • Click any breadcrumb to open that collection or folder's settings

Authorization​

  • Set an auth type for the folder: Bearer Token, Basic Auth, API Key, OAuth 2.0, Digest, AWS, NTLM, Hawk, or Inherit from Parent
  • When set to "Inherit from Parent", the tab shows a preview of the resolved auth and a link to edit it at the source
  • All requests inside the folder that use "Inherit from Parent" will use this folder's auth
  • See Auth Inheritance for details on how the inheritance chain works

Scripts​

  • Pre-request script — runs before every request in this folder (after the collection script, before the request script)
  • Post-response script — runs after every request in this folder (after the request script, before the collection script)
  • Snippets — searchable code snippet browser for common patterns
  • Beautify — auto-format JavaScript code
  • See Scripting for the full execution order

Trash & Recovery​

Deleted folders (and all their contents) go to the Trash panel (Trash icon in the sidebar).

From Trash you can:

  • Restore — puts the folder back in its original location
  • Delete permanently — removes it forever
  • Empty Trash — permanently deletes everything in trash at once