POSTMAN:
Postman is software that is used to test the APIs during the production period. Postman supports all HTTP requests such as GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, COPY, HEAD, OPTION, LINK, UNLINK, PURGE, LOCK, UNLOCK, VIEW, and PROPFIND. Testing the APIs through the command line or Terminal is a lengthy process, that's why postman provides the flexibility to get connect the API requests using Graphics Interface. Almost every software developer gives positive feedback about using postman for development and testing the APIs, Cookies, Database Query, etc. Postman represents the data in many formats, the commonly used format is JSON format, others supported formats such as HTML, JAVASCRIPT, XML, and TEXT. Postman saves the current working workspace data into its server that will easily get by the user after reopening the Postman Application.
POSTMAN SUPPORTS PLATFORM:
Postman supported Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms. Downloading the postman on this platform is quite different. Unix Based systems users like macOS, Linux can download Postman through the package manager such as snap and homebrew, and Windows users can download postman by downloading the .exe file. Postman Downloading process is given below in this post.
HOW TO DOWNLOAD POSTMAN:
DOWNLOAD POSTMAN IN LINUX Ubuntu 20.04:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo snap install postman
DOWNLOAD POSTMAN IN MacOS:
$ brew update
$ brew install --cask postman # Install the given cask.
$ brew cleanup # Remove any older versions from the cellar.
DOWNLOAD POSTMAN IN Windows:
Step 1: Download Now -64bit
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Step 2: Run the downloaded .exe file and follow the popup instructions.
BROWSER REQUIREMENTS:
Postman’s web application is optimized for the following browsers:
- Google Chrome (78 and higher)
- Firefox (76 and higher)
- Edge (79 and higher)
- Safari (13.1.1 and higher)
