[rhttp] Feature Request: Import Postman Collections and Environments
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Description
Extension
https://www.raycast.com/SebastianJarsve/rhttp
OS Version
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Description
Summary
Add support for importing Postman collection and environment export files in JSON format.
Problem
The extension currently supports only its own custom export format. Migrating APIs from Postman requires importing requests individually, such as through cURL.
This is impractical for companies managing hundreds or thousands of APIs. Postman is one of the most widely used API clients, so supporting its export format would make migration significantly easier.
Proposed Solution
Allow users to import:
- Postman Collection JSON files, including Collection Format v2.0 and v2.1
- Postman Environment JSON files
- Folders, requests, headers, parameters, bodies, authentication settings, and variables
Environment variables should be linked to imported requests where possible.
Acceptance Criteria
- Users can select and import a Postman collection JSON file.
- The collection's folder and request structure is preserved.
- Common request settings are imported correctly.
- Users can import Postman environment JSON files.
- Unsupported Postman features produce clear warnings.
- Importing large collections does not require converting every request to cURL.
Why This Matters
Postman is widely used by API development teams. Native import support would make this extension practical for organizations with large, existing API collections and remove a major barrier to adoption.
Who will benefit from this feature?
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Anything else?
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files or tests; start by locating the rhttp extension and its current custom export/import path. Review how Postman collection and environment JSON represent folders, requests, settings, and variables. Done means supported formats import their structure and settings, environments link where possible, and unsupported features produce clear warnings.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- postman, typescript
- Domain
- api, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100