INTRODUCTION TO APIS USING POSTMAN BLOG
Published: 2022-04-08 09:06:55

_**Hello everyone,Welcome to your Own Blog, Introduction To Apis Using [Postman](https://www.postman.com/)**_. **_Together we will Learn and explore more about apis using [Postman](https://www.postman.com/)._**

**_Learn about Api's And Why Should I use One_**
_Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) allow services to communicate with each other. Software has become more complex and collaborative over the years. Developers no longer need to create every service from scratch. APIs allow developers to access data from a service (like Google or Twitter) without any Knowledge of how the coderbase has been implemented._
![Postman](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/35dxwmt72jpgznyioxih.jpg)
**There's an API for everything.**
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The Cat Api, OpenWeatherMap, Genius, Discord, 
Youtube-to-MP3, Spotify, Twitter, Facebook, Google, 
And so many more!
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_[**Postman**](https://www.postman.com/) - Postman is a collaborative API development platform that simplifies creating, using, and testing APIs with a UI.
**Request and Responses**_
_Making Requests :- The Three ingredients to make a request:
Method (Get, Post, etc), Address/Endpoint URL, Path_

**_Request - Methods and Endpoints_**
**_Get_** - _Retrieve Information_,**Post** - _Send Information_, **_Put/PATCH_** - _Update Information_ , _**Delete**_ - _Delete Information_
**_Address Of The Server_**:- _[HOST](https://www.google.com/)_ 
_Protocol - https (The Scheme of the request), Path - www.google.com ( destination where request can be heared and executed.)
Specifying Detail- Building Your Requests
Parameter -In the query, Authorization, Header and body - Datatypes _
Request - Body (The data Payload)
Optional but often supplied with post and put requests, Data Types- form data, JSON, text, HTML, XML, Files, GraphQl,..many more._
**_First Things to Try if You’re New to Postman_**
_Send a request, Write a test, Create and run a collection, Chain your requests._

**_Take It Further_**:-
_Once you’ve mastered those Postman basics, try these out for further study: [Control your workflow](https://learning.postman.com/docs/running-collections/building-workflows/), [Test automation with Newman or Postman monitors](https://blog.postman.com/api-testing-tips-from-a-postman-professional/),[ Use 3rd party integrations with your favorite tools](https://blog.postman.com/the-importance-of-3rd-party-integrations-for-postman-pro/)_
_**Or level up your Postman game with one of our advanced features:**_
_[API documentation with Postman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Ayo_KdLLcTA&feature=youtu.be), [Fake APIs for real developers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgtDZPOPzLU&feature=youtu.be), [API monitoring with Postman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nOP_TYTuA8), [Team collaboration with Postman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tLvvQ-3Nx0)
Dig deeper into these concepts with [How Postman feeds my sushi addiction](https://blog.postman.com/how-postman-feeds-my-sushi-addiction/) ?_
_These are Some Resources Which helpful to know more about of different Apis in detail._
**_Run into roadblocks? Check out these helpful resources:_**
_Check out the good old [Postman docs](https://learning.postman.com/docs/getting-started/introduction/).
Never learned to read? Check out the [Postman YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCocudCGVb3MmhWQ1aoIgUQw/videos) instead.
You can always count on other Postmanauts to help out too. Join the Postman forum or browse other [community content](https://www.postman.com/community/)._

**_I Hope you all got a basic understanding of Apis._**

> _**NEVER STOP LEARNING; FOR WHEN WE STOP LEARNING, WE STOP GROWING.**_

**_THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!_**