The Basics of Using Postman for API Testing

Steve Griffith - Prof3ssorSt3v3 · 673K views · 2017 · 10:00

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Why Stack Overflow recommends it

Stack Overflow users link it when someone needs to know how to set up and send requests in Postman, for example when a POST request or its params are not being sent correctly.

Recommended by 3 people across 3 different months, 2018 to 2020.

What it is

A ten-minute beginner tutorial by Steve Griffith on using Postman to test APIs. It shows how to check that an API accepts and returns the right headers, methods and data, using either the desktop app or the Chrome extension.

What people said

Recommends AutomatedChaos · 2018-11 · Stack Overflow · on “How to test Json data by postman?”

Make a new request under a collection. Put the URI ( [LINK] ) as endpoint and define the correct request type (one of these: POST/GET/PUT/DELETE etc.). You will see that the timeout url parameter is automatically added in the Params tab as parameter. Now click the Body tab, select the raw radiobutton and select JSON (application/json) from the drop down next to it. Paste the body { "open": true } in the code field under it. You can add tests to your request with the Tests tab and select one or more of the snippets on the right. The Status code: Code is 200 snippet is always a good on the have. Press the Send button to test your request. Please note: This is you first time on Stack Overflow.

Recommends Sid · 2019-06 · Stack Overflow · on “PowerShell Usage - File Upload Directory”

I don't know what else to give you. [this video] once you have the auth figured out, you can look up how to create a credential object in that authentication format.

Recommends tempra · 2020-02 · Stack Overflow · on “cannot send post request in Laravel”

that means you failed to send the params. You should double check your postman. I think this will help you on how [this video]