Overview of Postman API
Learn the basics of Postman API.
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What is Postman?
Postman is a robust API testing tool with a rich set of features that allow us to test our API endpoints in many ways. For example, we can use Postman to test an endpoint that creates a user in our database. It also includes a variety of built-in request types, such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE, that we can use to test our endpoints. In addition, Postman makes it simple to test our API manually and offers great automated testing features.
For this course, Postman is already set up on the Educative platform. Execute the code widget below to see it in action.
Press Run to load Postman
When we run Postman, a page appears where we can sign in to an existing account or create a new account to access saved data. For our purposes, we’ll skip the sign-in step and navigate to the Postman interface by clicking the ...