Postman Setup

Postman is one of the most popular software testing tools which is used for API testing. With the help of this tool, developers can easily create, test, share, and document APIs.

Overview

Download And Install Postman App

Steps to download and install the native Postman application

  • Step-1: Visit the https://www.postman.com/ website using any web browser and choose your desired platform among Mac, Windows or Linux.

  • Step-2: Click Download.

  • Step-3: Now check for the executable file in downloads in your system and run it.

  • Step-4: Postman Installation Starts. Wait for some time to Complete the Installation of Postman.

  • Step-5: Startup screen will have “Create an account or sign in”

  • Step-6: Create Account for Postman (If you already don’t have an account).

    NOTE: There are two ways to sign up for a Postman account. One is to create the Postman account, and the other is to use a Google account. Though Postman allows users to use the tool without logging in, signing up ensures that your collection is saved and can be accessed for later use.

  • Step-7: After signing in,in the Postman interface click on Workspaces dropdown on the top left. Click on Create Workspace button. Enter the name and select the visibility of the workspace and click Create Workspace.

  • Step-8: Now you have the workspace created to enable you to organize your Postman work.

Download ABDM API Collection And Environment Variables

Download ABDM API Collection and extract the files from zip. .

Import Collections

Using Postman Collections, you can group related API requests or share sets of API requests.

We can import Collections in Postman. To perform this task, follow the below steps −

  • Step-1: Select the Collections in the left and then click on Import button in the Postman application. import button import button
  • Step-2: Import pop-up shall open with the options to import from a File, Folder, Link, Raw text and Code Repository. import menu import menu
  • Step-3: click on choose files and select the Postman collection (ABDM_API_postman_collection.json - which was downloaded earlier) to import. import collection import collection
  • Step-4: Click on Import button. The collection would have been imported. after collection import after collection import
Sample List of collections

collection list collection list

Collection Variables

The collections has a set of collection variables pre-defined. These allow developers to store and reuse parameter values in API requests and scripts. If you need to update a variable value, you can do it in one place and the value will be automatically changed throughout your collection. The collection variables in Postman can be used in the URLs, in the POST parameters, in the JavaScript code, etc. To specify the variable, use the brackets as a variable name placeholder({{ }}. For example, {{access_token}}).

Verify variables being displayed have been resolved. environment variable resolved environment variable resolved

Verify Your Access To Sandbox Using Postman

  • Step-1: Enter the client Id and client secret in the body of Gateway Token api which has the v0.5/sessions endpoint sessions api sessions api
  • Step-2: Now click the Send button to see the access Token as part of the response below sessions api response sessions api response