Beak is designed to help you construct API requests as effortlessly as possible, so you can stick to doing what you love. This page gives will help you get started with some of the basics of Beak.

A brief overview of opening a Beak project, and executing a request

When you first open Beak, to get started quickly:

Create a new project, or open an existing project that has been shared with you.
Create a new request, by either:
- File → New request.
- Right clicking in the Explorer section of the Sidebar.
- Using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl|⌘+⇧+n.
Make any changes you like in the Request pane.
Execute the request by either clicking the “GO” button, or Ctrl|⌘+↵.
View the response of the request in the Response pane.

Get familiar with more of Beak

Now you’ve got the basics under your belt, why not explore more of the features that Beak has to offer?

You can create Variable sets to make multi-environment, or multi-team workflows easier.
Check out the Omni-bar to make your mouse-less workflow even smoother.
- Easily search and switch between requests.
- Run commands without ending up in menu navigation hell.
Check out the Preferences to make Beak feel more you.
Make use of Project encryption to protect sensitive values, but still easily share with your team.
‣ make dynamic request bodies easier to produce.
- Missing a realtime value that would be useful? Check out the Extensions page to learn how to make your own to suit your own and your team’s needs.
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