🟠Postman

What is Postman?

Postman is a collaborative platform for API development.

Key Features

Workspaces - Organize related APIs into workspaces for teams.

Collections - Group related requests into collections for reuse.

Environments - Define environment variables for managing test data.

Auth - Manage OAuth tokens and cookies for authenticating requests.

Tests - Write tests in JavaScript to assert request/response properties.

Monitoring - Track API metrics and uptime with the Postman Monitoring API.

Documentation - Generate API documentation from Postman collections.

Using Postman

Sending Requests

Postman allows you to send HTTP/HTTPS requests like:

• GET

• POST

• PUT

• DELETE

Testing APIs

You can use:

• Environments for test data

• Test scripts to validate responses

• Newman CLI to automate tests

Documenting APIs

Generate documentation from:

• Sample requests and responses

• Collections

• Test results

Integrations

Postman integrates with:

• CI tools like Jenkins

• Code editors

• Jira

Summary

Postman is a popular tool for:

• Testing and debugging APIs

• Documenting APIs

• Collaborating with teams

• Automating API tests