Melinda Gutermuth
API design interview questions
According to Postman’s 2023 State of the API report, over 75% of respondents agree that developers at API-first companies are more productive,…
How Postman uses Postman: E2E testing, feedback loops, and collaboration
We love hearing from our community about how you’re using Postman to improve your API development experience—it truly continues to inspire us….
What is XML?
XML, which stands for “Extensible Markup Language,” is a data exchange format that is readable by both humans and machines. XML uses…
5 ways to set up your Postman team profile for greater success
If you’ve been keeping up with the Postman blog, you already know that completing your Postman public profile is an important step…
JSON Schema in production: how you can use it today
At 2022’s API Specifications Conference (ASC), Postman JSON Schema Specification Lead Ben Hutton shared some stories about using JSON Schema in production…
API contract testing: 4 things to validate to meet (and exceed) expectations
If you’ve ever received a report card that said “Meets Expectations,” your parents probably weren’t impressed. You might not be excited to…
Don’t panic: a developer’s guide to building secure GraphQL APIs
At this year’s API Specifications Conference (ASC), Postman Developer Advocate Meenakshi Dhanani shared the dos and don’ts of designing secure GraphQL APIs….
Open data APIs: standards, best practices, and implementation challenges
At this year’s API Specifications Conference (ASC), Postman Data Lead Pascal Heus gave a presentation on open data standards. Pascal has been…
How Salesforce shares APIs at scale for a great developer experience
Many things change as your business grows. When you’re an API-first company, developing a strategy for sharing your APIs as you scale…
OpenAPI does what Swagger don’t
At this year’s API Specifications Conference (ASC), Postman OpenAPI Technical Lead Arnaud Lauret (also known in the community as the API Handyman!)…
2 ways to access and edit a Postman element
When you want to edit an element in a Postman workspace, whether it’s owned by your team, another team in your organization,…
Understanding asynchronous APIs
If you’ve worked mostly with REST APIs, you might not be as familiar with asynchronous API protocols like WebSocket and gRPC. Asynchronous…