Join us for a one-hour, introductory Postman learning session geared specifically for API testers. In this session, you’ll learn how to test the functionality and reliability of an API. Here’s what we’ll do in this session: - Send a request and inspect a response - Use a test snippet - Write custom tests - Extract data from one request to use in another with variables - Save and run tests as collections - Explain different types of tests that can be written in Postman - Run a test locally using the Postman Collection Runner

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Postman: An
Introduction for
Testers
Pooja Mistry
Developer Advocate
Carson Hunter
Technical Enablement Architect

3. DEVELOPER ADVOCATE, POSTMAN
Pooja Mistry
@poojamakes
TECHNICAL ENABLEMENT ARCHITECT, POSTMAN
Carson
Hunter
@carrrson

4. 1 What is API Testing?
2 Unit Testing, End-to-End Testing and Contract Testing in Postman
3 Writing custom tests
5 Q&A
4 Resources
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Agenda

5. ● What kind of role do you have?
Testing, Development, Management, Student Teacher, Other
● How much experience do you have with Testing?
New to Testing, less than 1 year, 1-3 years, 3-5 years, 5 years or more
● How much experience do you have with Postman?
New to Postman, less than 1 year, 1-3 years, 3-5 years, 5 years or more
A little about you
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6. Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, you will be able to:
● Send a request and inspect a response
● Use a test snippet and write custom test code
● Extract data from one request to use in another using variables
● Save and run requests and tests in collections
● Explain different kinds of tests which can be written within Postman
Stay in touch with us – @poojamakes @carrrson

7. What is API Testing?
1 Unit Testing?
2 End-to-End Testing
3 API Contract Testing
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8. Fork the learning materials to a workspace
postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-space-camp/
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9. During this session, we learned how to:
● Send a request and inspect a response
● Use a test snippet and write custom test code
● Extract data from one request to use in another using variables
● Save and run requests and tests in collections
● Explain different types of tests that can be written in Postman
Learning Objectives
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10. Postman V10
● Native Git support and the redesigned API Builder
● gRPC support and Postman’s continued expansion into being the single
platform for all APIs
● Better discovery for internal APIs through the redesigned Private API
Network
● Collaborate with your partners through Partner Workspaces
● Postman CLI
● Standardize governance and security practices throughout your
organization
https://blog.postman.com/annou
ncing-postman-v10/
What’s New in Postman
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11. Additional Resources
Testing Examples Workspace
postman.com/postman/workspace/test-examples-in-postman/
Intro to Writing Tests
postman.com/postman/workspace/postman-space-camp/
Postman Intergalactic Previous Sessions
https://www.postman.com/events/intergalactic/
Community Forum
community.postman.com
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12. Q&A
Please take a moment to tell us
about your experience in this
Intergalactic session!
https://go.pstmn.io/intro-for-testers-feedback
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13. Thank You
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