Overview
Postman is a comprehensive API platform designed to streamline the entire API lifecycle, from design and development to testing, monitoring, and distribution. It provides developers and teams with a collaborative workspace to build, run, and manage APIs efficiently.
The platform features an AI-native assistant, the AI Engineer, which helps automate API workflows, generate tests, and maintain services. It also includes tools like the Postman CLI, mock servers, and visual workflows to support modern software development.
Key features
- Multi-protocol API client
- Automated API testing
- Mock servers
- Postman CLI
- AI Engineer assistant
- API monitoring
- Collaborative workspaces
- Comprehensive API lifecycle management
- Built-in AI assistance for workflow automation
- Generous free tier for individual developers
- Extensive integration options
- Advanced security and governance features require expensive enterprise plans
- AI credits are capped per tier and require paid overages
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