Professional

Collections

• Last updated: December 12, 2025

• Read time: 2 Minutes

Collections enable you to share one or more HTTP messages with other Burp users through a single Burp link. This provides a secure way to share findings, reproduction steps, or proof-of-concept requests without relying on manual workarounds such as copying and pasting.

All data is end-to-end encrypted, so PortSwigger never sees your information in plaintext.

Creating a collection

Collections are created and managed in Burp Organizer, and any message you send to Organizer can be added to a collection. This means collections can include traffic from across Burp Suite.

To create a new collection:

1. Send messages from other Burp tools to Organizer.
2. Go to the Organizer tab.
3. Select the messages you want to include in the collection.
4. Right-click the selected messages and select Create Burp link for this collection

Burp creates the collection and copies its link to the clipboard. This Burp link contains an identifier for the encrypted payload containing your data.

Importing a collection

To import a collection:

1. Open the Burp link in your browser.
2. Burp Suite opens automatically and displays a confirmation dialog.
3. Click Import to import the collection.

Burp decrypts the collection and adds its messages to Organizer. You can now send the imported messages to other Burp tools, and work with them as you would with any other message.

Importing collections manually

If your system does not support automatic handling of Burp links (for example, some Linux setups might not register the required protocol handler), you can import a collection manually by pasting the collection URL into Burp Suite Professional's command palette.

Sharing collections securely

Anyone with a Burp link to a collection can import its messages into their installation of Burp Suite Professional. Burp does not remove or redact message data within collections, so shared links may contain sensitive information. Only share collections with recipients who are authorized to view all message contents, and avoid posting them in public or untrusted locations.

Burp links do not expire.