Postman

Postman - Getting Started

Postman is a popular tool for API development, testing, and collaboration.

1. Install Postman

Download Postman from the official website and install it on your machine.

https://www.postman.com/downloads/

2. Create a New Request

Open Postman → Click New → Select Request. Choose HTTP method (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and enter the API URL.

GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1

3. Add Headers & Body

For POST/PUT requests, switch to the Body tab, choose raw → JSON and paste your payload.

{
  "title": "foo",
  "body": "bar",
  "userId": 1
}
        

4. Send Request & View Response

Click Send and Postman will display the response body, status code, and time.

5. Save to Collection

Group related requests into Collections for easier testing and sharing with teammates.