📬 Postman – API Testing & Automation

Postman is one of my essential tools for working with APIs. Whether I'm building a RESTful backend or microservices architecture, Postman helps me test, debug, and document endpoints efficiently.

🔍 How I Use It

• 🛠 Test HTTP requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) for all my APIs
• 🧪 Simulate different environments (local, staging, prod) using variables
• 📂 Organize requests into collections for each project
• 📝 Share and sync collections across devices using my Postman account
• 🧾 Generate auto-documentation for backend APIs

This helps me move quickly when I’m building APIs with .NET or Node.js. I can inspect responses, test error handling, and even mock services during frontend development.

⚙️ Postman CLI (`newman`)

For automation and CI pipelines, I use the Postman CLI tool,newman. It lets me run Postman collections directly from the command line or inside my GitHub Actions and Docker-based CI/CD pipelines.

newman run ./collections/my-api.postman_collection.json -e ./environments/dev.postman_environment.json

This ensures my APIs are tested during every deployment or code push. Failures are caught early, and I can even generate reports in HTML or JSON format.

💻 Local + Cloud Sync

I use the desktop version for development and the web dashboard to sync and manage collections remotely. I can log in from any machine—my main desktop, a VM, or even my laptop—and instantly continue where I left off.

🔗 Useful Links

• Postman Desktop App
• Postman Docs
• Newman CLI