To send a request, simply copy and paste the above API call as a GET request in the Postman app.Īnd click Send to send that request. If you check their website, they have a couple of sample API calls. We will be using the REST API call from the OpenWeather service. Now, you are ready to make the request call. In this way, you can re-use the saved settings in the future. Once you logged in into Postman, go ahead and click the New and select Request (Create a basic request)įill up the information for the Request you want to make. You can either create an account with Postman or use Sign in with Google if you have a Google account. Go ahead and create an account and sign in. How to use Postman Creating New RequestĪlthough there are a lot of features available in Postman, let’s focus on simple REST API calls. It will download the Client file, once download is completed, go ahead and unzip it. Go to the Postman Download page to download the desktop client. How to install Postmanįirst off, you need to install the Postman Desktop Client. Postman helps you make the data more digestible so that you know what data you want to pull out before you implement it in your code.
Postman is a Desktop tool that is very helpful to debug, verify the data objects being transferred using REST API and ultimately helps you create better APIs faster.
