Postman
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API development platform for building, testing, and managing APIs
How to Replace PostmanOverview
Features
45 features across 16 categories
API Support(3)
Send form-encoded data, multipart form data, and file uploads in API requests.
Full support for testing and documenting GraphQL APIs with query builder and response validation.
Send and test SOAP requests with XML body support and response validation.
Analytics(2)
AI-driven recommendations for improving API design, documentation, and testing practices.
Generate detailed reports on API performance, test coverage, and team activity.
Collaboration(3)
Add inline comments to requests and test scripts for better collaboration and documentation.
Invite team members with customizable permission levels and role-based access control.
Collaborate with team members in shared workspaces with role-based permissions and real-time syncing.
Configuration(4)
Define custom headers globally or per-request with variable substitution support.
Switch between different environment configurations to manage variables for development, staging, and production.
Set custom timeout values for API requests to handle slow endpoints.
Define variables at global, collection, environment, and local scopes for flexible configuration.
Core(1)
Create and send HTTP requests with support for all methods, headers, authentication, and request body types.
Development(2)
Generate code snippets in multiple programming languages from API requests automatically.
Create mock endpoints to simulate API behavior for frontend development before backend completion.
Documentation(3)
Auto-generate interactive API documentation from collections with examples and descriptions.
Build modular API documentation with reusable elements and common sections.
Publish API documentation on custom domains for branded documentation experience.
Governance(1)
Define and enforce API standards, naming conventions, and compliance rules across teams.
Integration(5)
Command-line tool to run Postman collections in CI/CD pipelines for automated testing.
Import and export API definitions in OpenAPI/Swagger format for seamless integration.
Lightweight agent to run monitors and connect to private APIs behind firewalls.
RESTful API to programmatically manage collections, environments, and other Postman resources.
Industry-standard format for sharing and importing API specifications across different platforms.
Monitoring(3)
Schedule and run API tests at regular intervals to monitor performance and uptime.
Track all executed requests with timestamps, results, and performance metrics.
Analyze API response times and performance metrics to identify bottlenecks.
Organization(6)
Search across collections, requests, documentation, and team APIs in a unified interface.
Edit multiple collection items simultaneously to update endpoints, headers, or authentication.
Organize requests and workflows into logical groups for better API management and collaboration.
Automatically identify and remove duplicate requests from collections.
Access previously sent requests with full request and response details for quick reference.
Save and reuse request templates with placeholder variables for common API patterns.
Scripting(1)
Execute JavaScript code before sending requests to set variables, authentication, or data generation.
Security(4)
Track all user activities and changes in workspaces for compliance and security purposes.
Manage SSL/TLS certificates for secure API communication with support for mutual TLS.
Restrict Postman usage to specific IP addresses for enhanced security.
Enterprise SSO integration with SAML 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 for secure team access.
Testing(4)
Write test scripts using JavaScript to validate API responses and functionality automatically.
Generate realistic test data including names, emails, numbers, and custom data sets.
Automatic validation of requests against API standards and best practices.
Validate response status codes, headers, body content, and response time automatically.
Version Control(2)
Track and manage different versions of APIs with proper documentation and changelog.
Maintain and document multiple versions of APIs with version-specific documentation.
Workflow(1)
Visual workflow builder to create sequences of API requests with conditional logic.
Pricing
Free
- ✓Personal API development
Basic
- ✓Team collaboration essentials
Professional
Popular- ✓Advanced team capabilities
Business
- ✓Enterprise-ready features
Enterprise
- ✓Custom solutions
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Integrations
28 known integrations