Set per-request options#

The Settings tab controls how the app sends a request rather than what the request holds. These are per-request choices about redirects, certificate checks, and how long to wait. The app saves them with the request like any other field, and the defaults suit most calls.

What each setting controls#

The tab holds four settings:

• Follow redirects automatically: the app follows a 3xx response to its target. Default on. When it is off, the 3xx response comes back to you as it is.
• Verify SSL certificates: the app checks the endpoint certificate. Default on. A warning appears when you turn it off.
• Custom CA certificate: adds a root certificate for this one request. Select Browse to open a file picker, then select a .pem, .crt, .cer, or .der file. Clear removes it again.
• Request timeout (ms): how long the app waits before it gives up. Default 30000 milliseconds, which is 30 seconds.

Turn off Follow redirects when you want to inspect the redirect itself. Turn off Verify SSL only for a local endpoint that you trust, because the check protects every request you send. A custom CA certificate is the safer choice for an internal service that has its own certificate authority: the request still verifies, but against your certificate. Raise the timeout for a slow endpoint, or lower it to fail fast.

Where these settings apply#

These settings apply to the request that you set them on, and the app saves them with it. Server-sent event streams also honour the redirect, SSL, and custom CA choices when they open a connection.