Console (Request History)

The Console tab in the Response panel displays a chronological history of all HTTP requests made during your session.

Overview

The Console provides:

• Request/response logging for all HTTP calls
• Visual status indicators (color-coded badges)
• Quick actions (resend, copy to clipboard)
• Vim-style navigation

Accessing the Console

Key	Action
4	Switch to Console tab
Tab	Cycle through Response tabs

The Console is the 4th tab in the Response panel:

Body │ Headers │ Cookies │ Console
                          ^^^^^^^^

Console View

List View

Shows all requests in chronological order (newest first):

┌─Console──────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ● 200  GET    /api/users           142ms   1.2KB │
│ ● 201  POST   /api/users           89ms    256B  │
│ ○ ERR  GET    /api/invalid         --      --    │
│ ● 404  GET    /api/missing         45ms    128B  │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Entry Components:

Component	Description
Status badge	Color-coded circle (●/○)
Status code	HTTP status or "ERR" for errors
Method	HTTP method
Path	Request URL path
Duration	Response time
Size	Response body size

Status Colors

Status	Color	Indicator
2xx Success	Green	●
3xx Redirect	Blue	●
4xx Client Error	Orange	●
5xx Server Error	Red	●
Network Error	Gray	○

Expanded View

Press Enter or l to expand an entry:

┌─Console: GET /api/users─────────────────────────┐
│ Status: 200 OK                                  │
│ Time: 142ms                                     │
│ Size: 1.2 KB                                    │
│                                                 │
│ ─── Request ───                                 │
│ GET https://api.example.com/api/users           │
│ Authorization: Bearer ***                        │
│ Content-Type: application/json                  │
│                                                 │
│ ─── Response ───                                │
│ {                                               │
│   "users": [...]                                │
│ }                                               │
│                                                 │
│ [R]esend [H]eaders [B]ody [E]rror [A]ll        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Navigation

List View Navigation

Key	Action
j	Move down
k	Move up
g	Jump to first entry
G	Jump to last entry
Enter / l	Expand selected entry

Expanded View Navigation

Key	Action
Esc / h / q	Collapse back to list
j / k	Scroll content

Actions

Resend Request

Context	Key	Action
List view	R	Resend selected request
Expanded view	R	Resend current request

Resending:

1. Creates a new request with same parameters
2. Sends immediately
3. New entry added to console

Copy to Clipboard

Available in expanded view:

Key	Copies
H	Response headers
B	Response body
E	Error message (if failed)
C	Response cookies
I	Request info (method, URL, headers)
A	All (request + response)
U	URL only (also works in list view)

Console Entry Details

Successful Request

Request:
  Method: POST
  URL: https://api.example.com/users
  Headers:
    Content-Type: application/json
    Authorization: Bearer {{token}}
  Body: '{"name": "John"}'

Response:
  Status: 201 Created
  Time: 89ms
  Size: 256 bytes
  Headers:
    Content-Type: application/json
    X-Request-Id: abc123
  Body: '{"id": 1, "name": "John"}'

Failed Request

Request:
  Method: GET
  URL: https://invalid.example.com/api
  Headers: ...

Error:
  Type: Network Error
  Message: "dial tcp: lookup invalid.example.com: no such host"

Session Behavior

Persistence

Console history is session-only:

• Cleared when LazyCurl exits
• Not saved to disk
• Fresh start each session

Capacity

Console maintains recent history:

• Default: Last 100 requests
• Oldest entries removed when limit reached

Use Cases

Debugging

1. Send request
2. Check Console for details
3. Compare with previous attempts
4. Copy headers/body for inspection

Replay Testing

1. Find previous successful request
2. Press R to resend
3. Compare results

Documentation

1. Expand successful request
2. Press A to copy all
3. Paste into documentation

Technical Details

Entry Structure

type ConsoleEntry struct {
    ID        string
    Timestamp time.Time
    Request   *http.Request
    Response  *http.Response
    Duration  time.Duration
    Error     error
    Size      int64
}

Timing

Duration is measured from request send to response complete (including body read).

Size Calculation

Response size includes body only, not headers.

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See Also

• Keybindings - All keyboard shortcuts
• Getting Started - First steps
• Import/Export - Export requests as cURL