Postman collection for Meilisearch

Import Meilisearch’s OpenAPI specification into Postman to test and debug the API with a ready-made collection.

Postman is a platform that lets you create, organize, and reuse HTTP requests. You can import the Meilisearch OpenAPI specification directly into Postman to get a complete, up-to-date collection of all API routes.

If you don’t have Postman already, you can download it here. It’s free and available on many OS distributions.

Prerequisites

Download the Meilisearch OpenAPI specification file from the latest Meilisearch release on GitHub. Scroll down to the Assets section of the release and download meilisearch-openapi.json. Save it somewhere on your computer.

Import the OpenAPI specification

Click the three-dot menu (…) at the top of the sidebar, then select Import.

In the import dialog, drag and drop the OpenAPI specification file or click files to select it from your computer.

Postman detects the file format and asks how to import it. Select Postman Collection to create a collection with all Meilisearch API routes, then click Import.

You can also select OpenAPI 3.1 Specification with a Postman Collection if you want to keep the raw specification alongside the collection.

Configure authentication

After importing, you need to configure your API key so Postman can authenticate requests to your Meilisearch instance.

Individual requests use Bearer Token authentication. You can verify this by selecting any request and checking the Authorization tab. The token field references {{bearerToken}}, which Postman resolves from your global variables.

Start using the collection

You can now select any route from the sidebar, adjust parameters as needed, and click Send to make requests to your Meilisearch instance.