POSTMAN-COLLECTIONS

Postman API request collection.

Definition

Postman Collection v2.1 (active JSON schema) includes: info, item (recursive requests), variable, event (pre-request scripts, tests), auth. Execution via Postman App, Newman CLI (CI/CD), Postman Cloud Monitor. OpenAPI 3.x import, OpenAPI export. Postman Public API Network ~150000 public APIs available. Series D $225M raised June 2021 ($5.6 billion value).

Origin

Postman founded 2014 by Abhinav Asthana ; Collections format v1 (deprecated), v2 (2016), v2.1 (2018, active).

Example in context

An API team publishes ~200 requests in a shared Postman Collection Workspace ; automated tests via Newman in GitHub Actions on each release.

Related terms

• Swagger UI — alternative API docs.