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Postman Tweaks

This document discusses how to use Postman, a tool that provides superpowers for API development and testing. It covers how to launch Postman quickly, build requests, organize collections, share with teams, use environments and variables, capture network traffic with Interceptor, write tests, run collections from the command line with Newman, and integrate Postman into development workflows and cron jobs.

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Postman Tweaks

This document discusses how to use Postman, a tool that provides superpowers for API development and testing. It covers how to launch Postman quickly, build requests, organize collections, share with teams, use environments and variables, capture network traffic with Interceptor, write tests, run collections from the command line with Newman, and integrate Postman into development workflows and cron jobs.

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Postman gives you superpowers

These slides show you how to use them


Launch Postman quickly

Chrome’s app launcher sits in your OS dock and let’s you access Postman without
opening Chrome.
Launch Postman quickly

Create a Postman shortcut just like shortcuts for native apps


Launch Postman quickly

Go to the “Apps” page using the Bookmarks bar or type chrome://apps in the address
bar
Build requests quickly

URL parameters let you add key-value pairs to construct the request URL quickly.
Build requests quickly

Use header presets to save and load common sets of headers.


Build requests quickly

Send browser cookies automatically through the Postman Interceptor


extension. Install Interceptor
Build requests quickly

Authenticate using Basic Auth, Digest Auth, Oauth 1.0 and Oauth 2.0 helpers. Postman
can sign requests and generate header and parameter values.
Organize using collections

Collections let you bunch requests together and organize them further in folders. You can
use collections for API documentation, user scenarios or any kind of related requests.
Organize using collections

Using the history to replay requests a lot? Use collections to be more


organized.
Organize using collections

Document your API using collections.


Organize using collections

Store a sample flow using collections.


Organize using collections

Add names and descriptions while saving requests in a collection. Descriptions in


Postman support Markdown.
Organize using collections

Descriptions show up right above the request construction module.


Organize using collections

Lots of requests in a collection? Use folders to organize stuff further.


Using collections

Requests can be re-ordered and duplicated inside a collection or a folder.


Organize using collections

Save sample responses inside requests. Click on the bookmark icon above the
response view.
Organize using collections

Saving responses: Give the response an identifier.


Organize using collections

Saving responses: Response identifiers show up as part of the description.


Click to load the response.
Sharing collections

Share collections with your team. On-board new developers quickly.


Sharing collections

Share collections through getpostman.com. Used by folks at Box, Cisco, Intel,


Qualys and many more!
Sharing collections

Collections can be imported from the file system and URLs.


Sharing collections

Share your collections with Postman users using the API directory. Exciting
updates coming soon!
Using environments

Use variables inside requests to switch between local, staging or production


environments. Can also be used to hide sensitive information while sharing collections.
Using environments

Environment variables are enclosed in {{double curly braces}} and can be


used anywhere inside request values.
Using environments

Environments can be exported and shared.


Postman Interceptor

Install the Postman Interceptor for tighter integration with the Chrome
browser. Install Interceptor
Postman Interceptor

Capture requests from a web page and stream them inside Postman’s
history.
Postman Proxy

Use the Postman Proxy to capture requests from desktop applications or


mobile applications. Link: https://github.com/a85/PostmanProxy
Jetpacks

Get the Jetpacks upgrade for writing tests, running pre-request scripts and
the Collection Runner. It’s just $9.99 for a single user! Buy Jetpacks
Jetpacks

Provision licenses for your entire team using the online interface. Link:
https://www.getpostman.com/profile/teams
Pre-request scripts

Execute Javascript code before a request is sent. Example: Generate


random numbers or timestamps and insert in requests
Pre-request scripts

The request object is available inside pre-request scripts. Access values


from the UI and then modify them again.
Pre-request scripts

Set environment and global variable values. Useful in request chaining.


Test scripts

Write tests within Postman using the full power of Javascript. Use snippets
to quickly build a test suite.
Test scripts

Results show up inside Postman with pass/fail counts. Test scripts are part
of collections. Sharing a collection also shares your tests.
Test scripts

Environments and global values can be set inside test scripts too.
Request evaluation life-cycle

1. Gather data from the Postman UI

2. Pre-request scripts

3. Send request

4. Receive response

5. Run test scripts

6. Display response and test results


Collection runner

Run all requests in a collection or a folder together. You can run multiple
iterations too.
Collection runner

See aggregate test results. For multiple iterations, drill into each iteration’s
result.
Collection runner

See previous runs. Ensure that your API tests are improving over time.
Data files

Load data files for multiple iterations. Postman supports CSV and JSON
files.
Data files

Data variables are enclosed within {{double curly braces}} in the


request.
Data files

Data values are available in pre-request scripts and test scripts too using
the special data variable.
Newman

Newman is a Node.js based command line companion tool to run Postman


collections. See documentation
Newman

+
cron/curl

Use Newman to schedule tests using cron. Integrate Newman with build
systems.
Links

• Postman (www.getpostman.com)
• Postman Docs (www.getpostman.com/docs)
• Postman Blog (http://blog.getpostman.com)
• Postman on Twitter
(https://www.twitter.com/postmanclient)
• Postman on Facebook
(https://www.facebook.com/getpostman)
• Email us at [email protected]

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