Using Postman to test your Web API

Learn how to get the most out of using Postman and how to format your HTTP requests. Jennifer will demonstrate ways to use postman and go through examples from some of the most popular APIs.

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1. Modern software is built on APIs. Postman helps you develop APIs faster.
   P O S T M A N
   

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   Application Programming Interface
   What is an API
   In computer programming, an application programming interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software and
   applications. An API expresses a SW component in terms of its operations, inputs, outputs, and underlying types, defining functionalities that
   are independent of their respective implementations, which allows definitions and implements to vary without compromising the interface.
   

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   Application Programming Interface
   What is an API
   An API is a way for one application to talk to another application.
   

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   how applications communicate
   HTTP Verbs
   GET
   Used to retrieve data from a server
   POST
   Create new resources on the server
   PUT
   Update a resource that already exist on the server
   DELETE
   Delete a resource on the server
   

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5. RESOURCES
   Where to get everything that you need
   

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6. everything else you can find on stack overflow
   Postman and API Resources
   Postman SoFware
   hGps://www.getpostman.com/
   HTTP Verbs Overview
   hGp://www.restapitutorial.com/lessons/hGpmethods.html
   Catalog of 14K+ APIs
   hGp://www.programmableweb.com/
   Building your API Blueprint
   hGps://www.mulesoF.com/lp/ebook/api/building-api-blueprint
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7. JENNIFER BLAND
   ratracegrad@gmail.com
   

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