AI engineering glossary · Web APIs HTTP

What is postman?

Postman: A desktop and web application for building, sending and saving HTTP requests through a graphical interface, and for organising them into collections and tests. It is popular for exploring an API before writing code.

Level: beginnerTopic: Web APIs HTTP

Postman: an example

Import an OpenAPI file into the app, click an endpoint, add your API key and press Send.

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Where you learn it

Postman is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.

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