The first time you open Postman it looks like this: Make sure you install the app from the Postman official website. However, recently this version of Postman has been retired and instead, I use the Postman standalone desktop application. I've been using Postman for several years now as a Chrome browser extension.
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In addition, I will be using Reqres a free online hosted REST-API service ready to accept requests for testing purposes.
In this article I will tackle each of the topics listed above in more detail. Furthermore, you can generate API Documentation by using Postman. This is not everything that Postman can do. In addition, Postman focuses on organizing your work by introducing concepts like: You can also apply tests on the HTTP response received from the backend. For instance, in Postman you can edit the HTTP Request Headers before sending a request to the backend. It performs like a browser in sending HTTP Requests and receiving HTTP Responses. Postman is a cross-platform tool that you install as a standalone desktop app on your Windows, Linux or MacOS computer.īesides the additional features it provides, you can think of Postman as a "browser on steroids". Postman's ability to do this saves time, ensures accuracy and is hassle free. Documenting, testing and debugging APIs is one of, if not, the most frustrating aspect of developing REST APIs.
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