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Postman in Action

Automation, Mock Servers, and Tips for


Developers

12/2024
CONTENTS
1. Introduction
What is Postman?
API Development Tool:
● A platform designed to simplify and streamline API development, testing, and collaboration.

Core Functions:
● Send requests to APIs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.).
● Validate API responses for correctness and performance.
● Automate repetitive API tasks using collections and scripts.
● Share collections, environments, and mock servers for seamless teamwork.

Why Developers Love It:


● Simplifies debugging with clear request/response data.
● Saves time with pre-built features like code snippets and reusable environments.

Beyond Testing:
● Postman is not just for testing; it also assists in API documentation, monitoring, and publishing mock APIs.
What is Postman?

● A platform designed to simplify and streamline API


API Development Tool development, testing, and collaboration.

● Send requests to APIs (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.).


● Validate API responses for correctness and performance.
Core Functions ●
●
Automate repetitive API tasks using collections and scripts.
Share collections, environments, and mock servers for seamless
teamwork.

● Simplifies debugging with clear request/response data.


Why Developers Love It ● Saves time with pre-built features like code snippets and
reusable environments.

● Postman is not just for testing; it also assists in API


Beyond Testing documentation, monitoring, and publishing mock APIs.
History of Postman?
2. Exploring
Postman
Variables
Key Idea:
● Variables are placeholders that store data, enabling dynamic and reusable API requests

Syntax:
● Variables are written in double
curly braces: {{variable_name}}.
● Example: Replace
https://api.dev.example.com/user
s with {{baseUrl}}/users.
Variables
Variable scopes
Environments
Key Idea:
● Environments store collections of variables specific to a context (e.g., dev/staging/prod).

Why Use Environments?


● Simplifies API testing across setups.
● Reduces the risk of errors when switching
configurations.
Collections
Key Idea:
● Collections organize and manage API requests for testing and collaboration.

Why Use Collections?


● Centralized API testing: Keep related
requests together.
● Collaboration: Share collections with your
team.
● Automation: Run collections in sequence
using Newman or Postman’s Collection
Runner.
Environments
Key Idea:
● Environments store collections of variables specific to a context (e.g., dev/staging/prod).

Why Use Environments?

● Simplifies API testing across setups.


● Reduces the risk of errors when switching
configurations.
3. Automation in Postman with
Scripts
Scripts
What Are Scripts in Postman?
● Scripts in Postman are JavaScript snippets executed during API testing to automate workflows and handle data
dynamically.
● Performing tasks like setting variables, validating responses, or chaining requests.

Types of Scripts
● Pre-request Scripts
● Post-response Scripts

Script Execution Order:


Pre-request Scripts
Key Idea:
● Pre-request scripts execute before the request is sent, allowing dynamic preparation, authentication, or data
manipulation.

Example:

● Generate random email


Post-response Scripts
Data-Driven Testing with CSV
Key Idea:
● Allows you to execute API requests with multiple sets of data by reading from external CSV files
4. Mock Servers
What is Mock Server?
4. Q & A
THANK YOU!

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