Response JSON is displayed in a single line instead of pretty format in Postman extension for VS Code

[suetaaaaa]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the tracker for existing similar issues and I know that duplicates will be closed

Describe the Issue

I'm experiencing an issue with the Postman extension in VS Code where JSON responses are being displayed as a single line, even though the Pretty option is selected. Previously, responses were formatted with appropriate indentation, making them easier to read. This problem started recently, and I've confirmed that the Pretty setting is active.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Open VS Code and launch the Postman extension.
2. Send a request that returns a JSON response.
3. Check the response body – it appears in a single line instead of the expected formatted, pretty version.

Screenshots or Videos

Operating System

Windows

Postman Version

1.3.0

Postman Platform

Postman VSCode Extension

User Account Type

Signed In User

Additional Context?

No response

[nilaygit-10721]

can you assign me this issue?

[suetaaaaa]

can you assign me this issue?

What do you mean by "assign"?

[sarah-gelt]

+1 same issue here

VSCode details

Version: 1.95.0 (Universal)
Commit: 912bb683695358a54ae0c670461738984cbb5b95
Date: 2024-10-28T20:16:24.561Z
Electron: 32.2.1
ElectronBuildId: 10427718
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.0
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 23.6.0

Postman plugin details

[suetaaaaa]

@sarah-gelt do you sometimes have an empty response body until you switch between the "body", "cookies" and so on tabs?

[sarah-gelt]

@sarah-gelt do you sometimes have an empty response body until you switch between the "body", "cookies" and so on tabs?

Yes, I get that as well.

[suetaaaaa]

So, I found the cause of the problem. It was the latest version of VS Code (1.95.1). As soon as I downgraded to 1.94.2, the Postman extension started working correctly.

[Dev-wonderful]

So, I found the cause of the problem. It was the latest version of VS Code (1.95.1). As soon as I downgraded to 1.94.2, the Postman extension started working correctly.

@suetaaaaa I don't think you should close this issue, the postman team still needs to be aware of this problem. We don't know if it's a bug on VS Code side or it is something that was introduced in the new version of VS Code that the postman team needs to account for.

[Dev-wonderful]

Never mind this is a duplicate

[suetaaaaa]

@Dev-wonderful yeah, you are right.

[jmaster03]

Were you guys able to find a solution for this issue?

[suetaaaaa]

@jmaster03 you mean solution for the latest VS Code version?

[jmaster03]

@jmaster03 you mean solution for the latest VS Code version?

I mean I'm still receiving the JSON responses in one line and also have an empty response until I switch from Preview to Pretty

[suetaaaaa]

I mean I'm still receiving the JSON responses in one line and also have an empty response until I switch from Preview to Pretty

Did you downgrade you VS Code?

[jmaster03]

I mean I'm still receiving the JSON responses in one line and also have an empty response until I switch from Preview to Pretty

Did you downgrade you VS Code?

Oh that actually worked, thank you!

[pankajk07]

Duplicate of #13230