APIs come in many shapes and sizes, which can make it pretty difficult for newcomers to understand what they are and how they can be used. At Postman we enjoy working with APIs. Seriously. We…
There are a number of OAuth 2.0 flows that can be used in various scenarios. The Implicit flow was previously recommended for native, mobile, and browser-based apps to immediately grant the user an access token.…
In these troubled times of a pandemic and social unrest, we are facing challenging issues affecting individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. It’s easy to feel disparaged with the flood of news competing for…
This is a guest post by Jason Lengstorf, principal developer experience engineer at Netlify. For frontend developers, one of the biggest hurdles to creating full-blown web apps is the backend. In fact, there are often multiple…
Last year in the Postman v7.1 release, we introduced a new feature called API Builder that enabled users to improve API development by designing and developing their APIs directly in Postman. This was a very…
If you work with APIs, then you already know there’s many ways to prove your identity and gain access to an API, such as API keys. To help you use API keys as effectively as…
Even though the philosophy of REST (Representational State Transfer) dominates today’s world of APIs, the older SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is still a force to be reckoned with. SOAP APIs predate much of the…
I am extremely delighted to announce today that Postman has just closed a $150 million Series C investment round led by Insight Partners along with existing Postman investors CRV and Nexus Venture Partners. This is…
Okay, I may be biased because I work as a developer educator here at Postman, but I truly believe that the Postman app is an ideal environment to learn API basics. It has that feeling…
Many enterprises struggle to maintain control over their fast-growing and ever-evolving API infrastructure. At Postman, helping enterprises address these challenges is an ongoing top priority for us. Exhibit A: the new release of role-based access…
