---
url: /features/collections.md
description: >-
  Organize API requests into collections and folders in Requesto. Supports
  drag-and-drop reordering, nested folders, search filtering, and bulk
  operations.
---

# Collections & Folders

Organize API requests into collections and folders.

## Collections

A collection is a group of related requests. Click the **New Collection** button (folder-plus icon) in the sidebar header to create one - give it a name and optional description.

Each collection can contain requests at the top level and folders for further grouping:

```
E-commerce API
├── List Products (GET)
├── Products/
│   ├── Get Product (GET)
│   └── Create Product (POST)
└── Orders/
    ├── List Orders (GET)
    └── Create Order (POST)
```

## Folders

Hover over a collection in the sidebar to reveal two icon buttons:

* **New Folder** - Create a new folder inside the collection
* **Delete Collection** - Remove the collection

Clicking **New Folder** opens a dialog where you can enter the folder name and confirm. You can also create subfolders by hovering over an existing folder and clicking its **New Folder** button.

New requests are added from the request editor's **Save** dialog - save into any collection or folder.

## Multi-Select and Bulk Actions

Ctrl+click (or Shift+click) requests to multi-select them. You can then drag the selection between folders, or right-click for bulk **Duplicate (N)** and **Delete (N)** actions. Collections, folders, and individual requests can each be duplicated from their context menus.

## Drag and Drop

Reorder requests and folders within a collection by dragging them. You can move requests between folders or back to the collection root.

## Context Menu

Right-click any collection, folder, or request in the sidebar:

**Collections**: Run Collection, New Folder, Rename, Duplicate, Export, Sync from Spec / Unlink Spec (for [OpenAPI-linked collections](/features/openapi)), and Delete.

**Folders**: Run Folder, New Subfolder, Rename, Duplicate, Export, and Delete.

**Requests**: Rename, Duplicate, Export, and Delete.

## Import & Export

**Import**: Click the upload icon in the sidebar header and pick **Import Collection**, then select a JSON file. The collection is added to the sidebar.

**Export**: Right-click a collection, folder, or request and choose **Export**. The exported JSON includes all nested folders and requests.

Environment import and export works the same way from the environment manager (see [Environments](/features/environments)).

### OpenAPI Import

You can also generate a collection from an OpenAPI spec. See [OpenAPI Import & Sync](/features/openapi) for details.

## Saved Requests

A saved request stores:

* Request type (HTTP or GraphQL)
* URL (can include environment variables)
* HTTP method
* Headers, query parameters, body
* Authentication configuration
* Pre-request and test scripts

Click a saved request in the sidebar to open it. Edit it and click **Save** to save changes.

## Search

The search box at the top of the sidebar filters collections, folders, and requests by name or URL as you type.

## Collection Runner

Run all requests in a collection or folder sequentially. Right-click a collection and choose **Run Collection**, or right-click a folder and choose **Run Folder**.

The runner dialog shows each request with its pass/fail status, response details, and test results. Pre-request scripts and test scripts run for every request, and environment changes chain forward through the run.

See [Collection Runner](/features/collection-runner) for full details.