# Configure request and collection runs using the Postman Runtime library

The Postman Runtime library is an [open-source Node.js project](https://github.com/postmanlabs/postman-runtime/) you can use for low-level configuration over request sending in your API development and testing projects. It supports request sending and [collection running](/docs/collections/running-collections/intro-to-collection-runs/) in Postman and other interfaces including the [Postman CLI](/docs/postman-cli/postman-cli-overview/) or [Newman](/docs/collections/using-newman-cli/command-line-integration-with-newman/).

## Accessing the Postman Runtime library

To get started with the Runtime library, check out the repo's [README](https://github.com/postmanlabs/postman-runtime).

You can install the library from [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/postman-runtime). The following example code shows a simplified outline of using the Runtime library in conjunction with the [Collection SDK](/docs/developer/collection-sdk/):

```js
runtime = require('postman-runtime');
var runner = new runtime.Runner();

// Collection object constructed using the Collection SDK
var collection = new sdk.Collection();

runner.run(collection, {
  data: [],
  timeout: {
    request: 30000,
    script: 5000
  },
  iterationCount: 1,

  //other options...

},
function (err, run) {
  // Callbacks to run as the collection runs
  run.start(callbacks);
});
```

You can use the Runtime library if you need a detailed configuration of your request runs. For example, it can be used as part of an automation workflow to integrate Postman Collection runs into your development pipeline.

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  Note that if you only need to run collections, you can use [Newman](/docs/collections/using-newman-cli/command-line-integration-with-newman/), Postman's command-line tool.
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## Next steps

After you've gotten started with the Runtime library, you might also want to use the Postman API in your continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) workflow:

* To learn more about incorporating Postman into your CI/CD workflow, visit [CI with Postman API](/docs/collections/using-newman-cli/continuous-integration/).