Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing

Postman has become the go-to tool for API developers across various industries, playing a crucial role in API testing. Notably, giants like Twitter and Shopify rely on Postman for efficient API management, bolstering their product portfolios and maintaining their leadership positions within their respective sectors.

In this comprehensive course, you will delve into Postman’s desktop and web applications, gaining proficiency in sending fundamental HTTP requests such as GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, and more for API testing. The course will empower you to master advanced techniques such as incorporating authorization, header presets, code snippets, and utilizing the Postman console. Additionally, you will explore the concept of collections in Postman, harness the power of Postman environments for variable grouping, and gain insights into Postman workspaces. Importing requests and managing API elements will also be covered extensively.

By course completion, you will possess a strong foundation in Postman and its feature set, equipping you with valuable knowledge for seamless REST API testing. You will emerge with the confidence to immediately apply the Postman concepts acquired throughout the course.

Type
video
Category
publication date
2022-03-25
what you will learn

Get started with using Postman Desktop and Postman web app for API testing
Understand environments and workspaces in Postman
Understand collections in Postman to group the requests
Learn how to send HTTP requests
Understand request body options and request header presets
Learn about Postman environments and how to create one

duration
209
key features
Master sending HTTP requests that include authorization, header presets, code snippets, Postman console, and so on * Learn to import and export Postman API elements to increase your productivity while testing APIs * Get an overview of sending HTTP requests in Postman and learn about sending GET, PUT, POST, and DELETE requests
approach
This course provides three plus hours of content along with bite-sized videos. It follows a step-by-step approach of using Postman for API testing from scratch.
audience
This course is for web developers who work with APIs on the frontend or backend. You may be either consuming or exposing APIs. Basic knowledge of API usage and JSON will be good to have. No prior experience on Postman is required.
meta description
Discover the process of testing REST API using Postman with requests, collections, environments, workspaces, and much more.
short description
Postman is one of the hot topics in the API world. The usage of Postman has dramatically increased in recent times for API testing. This course will help you grasp the fundamentals of Postman, show you how you can issue HTTP requests, create automated API tests, and even document your API with Postman. Learn the core concepts from scratch in this course.
subtitle
Testing REST API Using Postman with Requests, Collections, Environments, Workspaces, and so on
keywords
Postman, API testing, requests, collections, environment, workspaces, HTTP requests, import and export postman
Product ISBN
9781803243351