How to Add Descriptions to Collections in Postman

Quick summary

Adding a description to a Postman collection helps teammates quickly understand the purpose and scope of your API requests. This guide walks you through selecting a collection, entering text in the description field, and saving your changes in under a minute.

Steps

1. Open the Postman workspace and click Collections in the left-side panel.
2. Select the collection to which you want to add a description.
3. Click the description entry box located directly below the collection title bar.
4. Type or paste the description text you want to add to the selected collection.
5. Use the floating menu bar to format the description text as needed.
6. Click outside the input box to apply and save your changes.
7. The description is instantly saved and visible on your Postman collection.