> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getpostchi.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to Postchi

> A focused, clean, and lightweight desktop API client for testing and managing HTTP requests.

Postchi is a desktop API client built for developers who want a fast, distraction-free way to craft and execute HTTP requests. Organize your requests into projects, manage multiple environments, automate workflows with scripts, and keep your requests in sync with OpenAPI specs.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Send your first request in seconds\\
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sync with OpenApi" icon="server" href="/sources/openapi">
    Add an open api spec as a live source and postchi will keep it in sync.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Import" icon="file-import" href="/importing">
    Import your existing postman or open api requests
  </Card>

  <Card title="Start Fresh" icon="file-code" href="/requests/writing-requests">
    Write your own requests from scratch\\
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What you can do with Postchi

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  <Card title="Template Variables" icon="brackets-curly" href="/requests/variables">
    Parameterize URLs, headers, and body fields
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="lock" href="/concepts/collections#authentication">
    Bearer, Basic, and API key auth per folder
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scripts" icon="terminal" href="/scripts/overview">
    Run JavaScript before and after each request
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pinned Requests" icon="bookmark" href="/importing/openapi">
    Token expired? pin a request and run it using a keyboard shotcut
  </Card>
</CardGroup>