OpenAPI vs. Swagger

Swagger 2 and OpenAPI 3 are API specifications that describe RESTful HTTP APIs in YAML- or JSON-based documents that can be read…

What Is a SOAP API?

Originally published by Kin Lane on September 16, 2020 Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a message specification for exchanging information between…

What is an API key?

An API key is a unique string of randomly generated characters that is used to authenticate clients and grant access to an…

What are the components of an API?

APIs are sets of code-based instructions that enable software components to communicate and transfer data, and they are the building blocks of…

Postman Quickstarts: a hands-on learning experience

Postman Quickstarts is a new hands-on, tutorial learning experience for the Postman community. Most Quickstarts lessons will guide you through the process…

Postman essentials: exploring the collection format

If you’re one of the 20 million people who use Postman, then you’ve worked with Postman Collections in one way or another….

First 5 Things to Try If You’re New to Postman

Here at Postman, we’ve got a mission to democratize APIs and allow everyone to use and build APIs with the Postman API…

My Journey as a Postman Student Leader

This is a guest post written by Aanchal Mishra, Postman Student Leader at SNDT Women’s University. As a junior attending SNDT Women’s…

Take Your Child to Work to Play with APIs

Do you work with APIs and have trouble explaining to your family what that means? Here’s an event that can help you…

How We Build Learning Experiences Inside Postman

Learning about APIs is hard, whether you’re trying to get yourself up and running with a specific API or just want to…

API Basics: A Beginner’s Guide to APIs

This is a guest post written by Subho Halder, co-founder and chief information security officer at Appknox. Applications these days are witnessing…

How Do People Find and Use Technology Today?

Industry leaders came together at Postman Galaxy 2021 to exchange a treasure trove of practical tips about technology adoption for conference attendees…