Easy API testing using Postman
January 28, 2020

Easy API testing using Postman

Juan Palma | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Postman

Postman is being used by our software development team to test multiple APIs we develop internally. Postman allows the development team to see responses to our APIs for troubleshooting purposes. It also allows us to create API documentation on the fly, easily, organically through the process of testing API endpoints.

Pros

  • Submit API requests and view responses without the need for a browser or browser extensions.
  • Archive and group API requests by type, application, or any way you see fit.

Cons

  • The documentation produced is useful, but it could provide more information.
  • Sharing the documentation could be made easier.
  • Postman is free (although there's a paid tier that offers more features) so using it for testing APIs comes with little to no risk (besides learning curve).
  • The learning curve is a little steep for non-developer users, but developers should find it easy to pick up and use right out of the box, so to speak.
Postman is NOT an API management tool, it is an API testing tool. If you're expecting to use Postman to manage API requests stats and usage stats, read no further: Postman is NOT for you. If you want to see the JSON output of a RESTful API, you're in the right place. There are other tools like Insomnia and SoapUI that I know of, but I haven't tested directly. Once I found out about Postman I downloaded, used it, and haven't looked back since. Postman really hits all the features you could use if you're testing an API in a nice, elegant package.
I've never had a need to request support from Postman.

Do you think Postman delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Postman's feature set?

Yes

Did Postman live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Postman go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Postman again?

Yes

Postman lends itself to testing APIs. Teams that develop web applications using RESTful APIs would benefit greatly from using Postman and its features, that are designed for repeatability and troubleshooting. Developers can install extensions into browsers that allow them to see, effectively, the same things Postman does, but it would be difficult to find a one-stop-shop of features specifically designed to see the interaction of user requests with the web application. Postman is a must if you're developing a web application that leverages an API in any way.

Postman Feature Ratings

API Management
9.0
API access control
9

Comments

  • Adeliya Kyzdarbek | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Adeliya Kyzdarbek
    commented 3 years ago
    Can Postman be the API management tool for company where there is no developers, only administration staff ? How the company support the clients?
    • Juan Palma | TrustRadius Reviewer
      Juan Palma
      commented 3 years ago
      I could be wrong, but I don't think you can fully 'manage' the API using Postman, that is, maintain the source, make updates and deploy across your development platforms (i.e. dev, QA, Prod, etc.). You can certainly use it for documentation and testing. At least that's what we use it for. It can certainly be used to support clients as far as providing documentation and sharing endpoints with them, without the need for developers to maintain it on a day-to-day basis.

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