> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usebruno.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Request Settings Bruno provides advanced request execution options that can be configured on a per-request basis through the **Settings** tab in the request pane. These settings allow you to fine-tune how individual requests behave during execution, overriding global or default configurations. ## Accessing Request Settings 1. **Open a request** in your collection 2. **Click on the Settings tab** in the request pane (alongside existing tabs like Headers, Body, etc.) 3. **Configure the desired options** for your request Request Settings Tab ## Available Settings ### Automatically Follow Redirects Controls whether HTTP redirects should be followed automatically during request execution. **Options:** * **Enabled (true)**: Automatically follow redirects (default behavior) * **Disabled (false)**: Do not follow redirects, return the redirect response ### Max Redirects Limits the maximum number of redirects that can be followed in a single request. **Configuration:** * **Type**: Numeric input * **Range**: 1 to 50 (validation enforced) * **Default**: 5 redirects ### Request Timeout Sets the timeout duration for the request in milliseconds. **Configuration:** * **Type**: Numeric input (milliseconds) * **Range**: 1000 to 300000 (1 second to 5 minutes) * **Default**: 30000 (30 seconds) ### URL Encoding Controls whether URL parameters should be automatically encoded during request execution. **Options:** * **Enabled (true)**: Automatically encode URL parameters (default behavior) * **Disabled (false)**: Do not encode URL parameters, send raw values