Postman Features
What are the features of Postman?
API Construction
- API Testing
- Data Security
- Orchestration
- Scalability
API Management
- Logs/Documentation
- API Monitoring
- Gateway
Data Integration
- App Integration
Development
- API Testing
- Data Security
- Orchestration
- Scalability
Collaboration
- Design Management
- Access Control
- Visibility
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API Construction
API Testing | Based on 602 Postman reviews. Provides an environment for users to rest their API's functionality, efficiency, and data accuracy. | 94% (Based on 602 reviews) | |
Data Security | As reported in 510 Postman reviews. Allows users to secure access to data. Provides additional support for security practices like IP whitelisting, attack mitigation, and data encryption. | 86% (Based on 510 reviews) | |
Orchestration | Allows administrators to create APIs that utilize multiple backend resources and databases. 456 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 86% (Based on 456 reviews) | |
Scalability | Based on 161 Postman reviews. Expands functionality while maintaining balanced loads. Serves growing demand without reducing functionality. | 87% (Based on 161 reviews) |
API Management
Logs/Documentation | As reported in 544 Postman reviews. Records details related to usage and functionality for analytics and reporting. | 85% (Based on 544 reviews) | |
API Monitoring | Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering. 524 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 524 reviews) | |
Gateway | Based on 439 Postman reviews. Provides a dashboard for users to manage, govern, and secure their API. | 85% (Based on 439 reviews) |
Data Integration
App Integration | As reported in 470 Postman reviews. The functionality at which APIs integrate with and perform within third-party applications. | 88% (Based on 470 reviews) |
API Management
API Discovery | Detects new and undocumented assets as they enter a network and add them to asset inventory. This feature was mentioned in 33 Postman reviews. | 90% (Based on 33 reviews) | |
API Monitoring | As reported in 34 Postman reviews. Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering. | 95% (Based on 34 reviews) | |
Reporting | As reported in 32 Postman reviews. Provides results of the simulation and reveals potential security gaps or vulnerabilitites. | 89% (Based on 32 reviews) | |
Change Management | Tools to track and implement required security policy changes. 29 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 89% (Based on 29 reviews) |
Security Testing
Compliance Monitoring | Based on 29 Postman reviews. Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse. | 88% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
API Verification | Allows users to set customizable API verification settings to improve security requirements. 32 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 94% (Based on 32 reviews) | |
API Testing | As reported in 32 Postman reviews. Runs pre-scripted security tests without requiring manual work. | 96% (Based on 32 reviews) |
Security Management
Security and Policy Enforcement | Abilities to set standards for network, application, and API security risk management. 29 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 89% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Anomoly Detection | Based on 29 Postman reviews. Constantly monitors activity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. | 89% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Bot Detection | As reported in 29 Postman reviews. Monitors for and rids systems of bots suspected of committing fraud or abusing applications. | 80% (Based on 29 reviews) |
Development
API Testing | Provides an environment for users to test their API's functionality, efficiency, and data accuracy. This feature was mentioned in 350 Postman reviews. | 95% (Based on 350 reviews) | |
Data Security | As reported in 308 Postman reviews. Allows users to secure access to data. Provides additional support for security practices like IP whitelisting, attack mitigation, and data encryption. | 88% (Based on 308 reviews) | |
Orchestration | Allows developers to create APIs that utilize multiple backend resources and databases. 286 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 286 reviews) | |
Scalability | Expands functionality while maintaining balanced loads. Serves growing demand without reducing functionality. 307 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 307 reviews) |
Collaboration
Design Management | Allows administrators to set API design guidelines and best practices. This feature was mentioned in 316 Postman reviews. | 88% (Based on 316 reviews) | |
Access Control | Enables administrators to set permissions for team members to access workspaces. 295 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 88% (Based on 295 reviews) | |
Visibility | Allows members across teams to view progress and updates throughout the design process. This feature was mentioned in 306 Postman reviews. | 89% (Based on 306 reviews) |
Functionality
Test Coverage | Deploys a broad solution suitable for many types of formats. This feature was mentioned in 17 Postman reviews. | 94% (Based on 17 reviews) | |
System Capture | Accurately captures system behavior for relevant simulation. This feature was mentioned in 15 Postman reviews. | 88% (Based on 15 reviews) | |
False Positives | Minimizes the occurence of false positives when testing. 16 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 84% (Based on 16 reviews) | |
Simulation Quality | Simulates robust and realistic build environments. This feature was mentioned in 16 Postman reviews. | 94% (Based on 16 reviews) |
Usability
Remediation Suggestions | Based on 15 Postman reviews. Automatically detects changes in services and suggests remediation and test actions. | 87% (Based on 15 reviews) | |
Collaboration | Empowers multiple QA testers, developers, and other team members to collaborate on testing. 17 reviewers of Postman have provided feedback on this feature. | 86% (Based on 17 reviews) | |
Ease of Configuration | As reported in 19 Postman reviews. Allows users to easily set and configure complex test scenarios. | 93% (Based on 19 reviews) |
