Serverless architecture and the feasibility of serverless APIs

The idea of serverless architecture has garnered attention in the tech world due to its ability to simplify deployment, reduce costs, and…

Postman wins “Best in API Management” at 2023 API World Awards

We are proud to announce that the Postman API Platform has been named “Best in API Management” by API World’s 2023 API…

The future of API developer experience with an enterprise: 6 essentials

You can’t have great APIs without great developer experience. Developer experience (DX) is a measure of the satisfaction a developer has with…

What are HTTP status codes?

HTTP status codes are three-digit codes that indicate the outcome of an API request. They are included in the API’s response to…

Postman Flows updates, plus a peek into the AI-powered future

A few months ago, we launched Postman Flows, a new product for using APIs as building blocks to compose applications and workflows….

The case for “developer experience”

This piece first appeared in Andreessen-Horowitz’s Future publication for September 2021. At the time, I was founder and CEO of Akita Software,…

What is OAuth 2.0?

OAuth 2.0 is an authorization framework that enables users to safely share their data between different applications. It is an industry standard…

Building for the “99% Developers”

This piece first appeared in Andreessen-Horowitz’s Future publication in February 2022. At the time, I was founder and CEO of Akita Software,…

Postman Classroom Program: NITK students build cutting-edge software with an API-first approach

Postman recently completed its first year of partnership with the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), and we’re so proud of all…

What is OpenAPI?

OpenAPI, formerly known as Swagger, is an interoperable, machine-readable, and human-friendly specification format that is used to define HTTP APIs. It relies…

5 ways to enhance the developer experience with Postman Flows

Humans are hardwired to interpret meaning from images. To such an extent, that the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than…

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…