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Welcome to our Postman series. In this comprehensive tutorial series, we will embark on a journey to explore the ins and outs of Postman, a powerful tool that has become an indispensable companion for developers, testers, and API enthusiasts worldwide.
We will demystify the fundamentals of API communication, guide you through the user-friendly interface of Postman, and showcase how to create and manage collections to organize your API requests efficiently. Weβll delve into the intricacies of handling authentication, manipulating requests using variables, automating workflows with scripts, and a lot more!
What is Postman?
Postman is a popular collaboration platform for API development. It provides a user-friendly interface that allows developers to create, share, test, and document APIs.
Key features and characteristics of Postman include:
User-Friendly Interface
Postman provides an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it accessible to both beginners and experienced developers.
HTTP Requests
Users can easily create and send various types of HTTP requests, including GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and more, allowing for thorough API testing and development.
Collections
Collections help organize and group related requests together. This feature is beneficial for managing and maintaining a structured API workflow.
Variables
Postman allows the use of variables to make requests dynamic. Variables can be used to store and reuse values, enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of your API testing.
Environments
Environments enable users to manage different sets of variables for various testing scenarios. This is especially useful when working with multiple environments like development, testing, and production.
Pre-request Scripts and Tests
Postman supports pre-request scripts and tests, allowing users to execute scripts before sending a request or after receiving a response. This feature is crucial for setting up conditions and validating responses.
Assertions
Postman allows users to write assertions to validate the responses received from API calls. This ensures that the API is behaving as expected and helps catch issues early in the development process
Automation with Newman
Newman is the command-line companion for Postman, enabling users to run collections and environments directly from the terminal. This facilitates automation and integration into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Mocks
Postman Mocks enables users to simulate an API endpointβs behavior without the need for a backend. This is useful for testing and prototyping before the actual implementation is in place.
Collaboration and Sharing
Postman provides features for team collaboration, allowing users to share collections, environments, and workspaces. This promotes efficient collaboration among team members working on API development and testing.
Get started with Postman
π Intro to API testing
π HTTP response codes
π Postman comprehensive overview
π Writing and running tests in Postman
π How to debug APIs using Postman
π HTTP request methods in API testing
π Mastering collections in Postman
π How to manage environments in Postman
π API design & development with Postman
π How to do API monitoring in Postman
π Mastering the Postman collection runner
π How to work with variables in Postman
π Postman Pro features
π How to document APIs using Postman
π API security with Postman
π How to do load testing using Postman
π Postman Newman detailed guide
π How to do web scraping using Postman
π Postman interceptor deep dive
π Mastering GraphQL APIs with Postman
π Automated API testing using Postman
π How to create robust API test suites in Postman
π Mastering assertions in Postman
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