- Introduction
- Installing and updating
- Navigating Postman
- Sending your first request
- Managing your account
- Syncing your work
- Discovering templates
- Creating your first collection
- Creating a workspace
- Setting up your Postman app
- Importing and exporting data
- Troubleshooting app issues
- Building requests
- Authorizing requests
- Receiving responses
- Grouping requests in collections
- Using variables
- Managing environments
- Visualizing responses
- Specifying examples
- Using cookies
- Working with certificates
- Generating client code
- Troubleshooting requests
- Using the Collection Runner
- Scheduling runs with monitors
- Building request workflows
- Importing data files
- Working with your team
- Defining roles
- Requesting access
- Sharing your work
- Your Private API Network
- Commenting on collections
- Versioning APIs
- Using version control
- Using the API Builder
- Managing and sharing APIs
- Validating APIs
- Monitoring your APIs
- Setting up a monitor
- Viewing monitor results
- Monitoring APIs and websites
- Set up integrations to receive alerts
- Running Postman monitors using static IPs
- Troubleshooting monitors
- Monitoring FAQs
- Analyzing with reports
- Documenting your API
- Authoring your docs
- Publishing your docs
- Viewing documentation
- Using custom domains
- Publishing templates
- Publishing to the API Network
- Submission guidelines
- Managing your team
- Purchasing Postman
- Billing
- Configuring team settings
- Utilizing audit logs
- Onboarding checklist
- Migrating data between teams
- Intro to SSO
- Configuring SSO for a team
- Logging in to an SSO team
- Microsoft AD FS
- Custom SAML in Azure AD
- Custom SAML in Duo
- Custom SAML in GSuite
- Custom SAML in Okta
- Custom SAML in Onelogin
- Custom SAML in Ping Identity
- Migrating to the current version of Postman
Echo API
You can use the Postman Echo API to try out requests in Postman. The API echoes back what you sent it, including each of the data items you included in the request as part of the response. Check out the Echo API documentation to see the available endpoints.
Lots of Postman learning resources (including templates and docs here in the Learning Center) use the Postman Echo API, because it provides a quick way to send a request without worrying about authentication or request configuration. If you just want to learn how to do something in Postman without connecting to a "real" API, feel free to use the Postman Echo API at any time.
For example, in Postman, open a new request and enter the following URL:
postman-echo.com/get
Make sure GET
is selected in the method drop-down, and click Send.
The API returns a JSON response including the detail from the request you sent. If you use parameters and/or body data, it will also return those.
The Echo API includes endpoints to try different request methods, parameters, authentication, and a variety of supporting utilities.
Next steps
You can import the Echo template to use some pre-built requests to the API—when you import the collection into your own Postman app you can also edit the requests to suit your needs. You will find many other useful collections for learning about Postman and APIs in the templates.