> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://meilisearch-6b28dec2-mintlify-code-samples.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Postman collection for Meilisearch
> This how-to guide explains how to use Postman when testing and debugging Meilisearch's API.
Are you tired of using the `curl` command in your terminal to test Meilisearch? It can be tedious to re-write every route when wanting to try out an API.
Postman is a platform that lets you create HTTP requests you can easily reuse and share with everyone. We provide a Postman collection containing all the routes of the Meilisearch API! 🚀
If you don't have Postman already, you can [download it here](https://www.postman.com/downloads/). It's free and available on many OS distributions.
## Import the collection
Once you have downloaded the Postman collection, you need to import it into Postman.
## Edit the configuration
Set the "Token" if needed (set to `masterKey` by default):
Set `url` (set to Meilisearch's local port by default) and `indexUID` (set to `indexUID` by default):
The `url` and `indexUID` variables are used in all the collection routes, like in this one:
## Start to use it
You can now [run your Meilisearch instance](/learn/self_hosted/getting_started_with_self_hosted_meilisearch#setup-and-installation) and create your first index:
