Request parameters
Query parameters help you to filter and request for a specific data from an APÌ endpoint.
You can use query parameters in two ways:
- Append Query parameters at the end of the URL
- Use the "Parameters" tab
Adding parameters in the URL
To add a parameter in the URL, append ? at the end of the URL and add a parameter in key=value format.
You can add multiple parameters by separating them using &.
For example, the below URL is filtered to get the data of the first three pokemon
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/comments?postId=1For which you will get a similar response:
[
{
"postId": 1,
"id": 1,
"name": "id labore ex et quam laborum",
"email": "Eliseo@gardner.biz",
"body": "laudantium enim quasi est quidem magnam voluptate ipsam eos\ntempora quo necessitatibus\ndolor quam autem quasi\nreiciendis et nam sapiente accusantium"
},
{
"postId": 1,
"id": 2,
"name": "quo vero reiciendis velit similique earum",
"email": "Jayne_Kuhic@sydney.com",
"body": "est natus enim nihil est dolore omnis voluptatem numquam\net omnis occaecati quod ullam at\nvoluptatem error expedita pariatur\nnihil sint nostrum voluptatem reiciendis et"
},
...
]Using the Parameters tab
Additionaly, you can add the parameters as a key-value pair in the parameters tab, and these will be appended to the URL automatically when you send the request.