Newbie’s Guide to Postman by a Newbie Postman User
summary
A Postman-based test automation framework for the Restful Booker API is built using Postman, GitHub and pair programming with community help; Swagger import removes manual endpoint copying, contract tests validate JSON schema, and the finished framework is published on GitHub and presented at a Ministry of Testing report. Practical tips include clean, small Git commits during pairing and using dynamic variables, visualizations and Postman public workspaces to make API testing reproducible and approachable.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 2:04Why this talk matters
- 3:32Postman hackathon challenge
- 7:46Making Postman fun for newbies
- 8:29Dynamic variables demo
- 9:13Visualizations demo
- 10:17Public workspaces demo
- 11:44Encouraging new users
- 12:46Resources and closing
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