Connect your Postman account to Slack

Get the Postman app for Slack to connect your Postman account to Slack. Go to the Postman App for Slack in the Slack App Directory to get started.

The Postman app for Slack gives you more ways to collaborate with your Postman team. You can share enhanced Postman links that you and your teammates can use to take action right in Slack. You can also get personalized notifications and alerts in Slack.

Installing the Postman app for Slack enables the following features:

• Automatically unfurl Postman URLs shared in Slack into rich links that give more context about workspaces, collections, requests, and other Postman elements.
• Perform Postman actions right in Slack, like watching or forking a collection, or replying to a comment.
• Get notifications in Slack when teammates mention you in a comment or reply to one of your comments.
• Get security alerts in Slack if you publicly expose a token in Postman, or if you expose a Postman API key in your repository.

Install the Postman app for Slack

Once you install the Postman app for Slack, anyone in your Slack workspace can connect their account and use the app.

1. In your browser, make sure you're signed in to your Postman account.
2. Go to the Postman App for Slack in the Slack App Directory.
3. If you're not already signed in to Slack, select Sign In to Install and sign in with your email and password or SSO.
4. Select Add to Slack.
5. Select Allow to give Postman permission to view content and perform actions in Slack.

If you're not able to install the Postman app for Slack, contact your IT team. You may need to be a Workspace Owner, or get approval from a Workspace Owner, to install the app.

After installing the Postman app for Slack, when you share Postman links in Slack, they're unfurled into rich links. Also, you can connect your Slack account to get personalized notifications in Slack. To view your notifications in Slack, select Apps > Postman in the sidebar.

Unfurl Postman links and take action in Slack

After installing the Postman app for Slack, Postman links that you share in Slack are automatically unfurled into rich links. Postman supports rich links for the following types of elements: workspaces, collections, folders, requests, examples, environments, and comments.

When you share a Postman link, Slack displays extra information such as the name and type of element and who last updated it. Also, Slack displays options to take action with the element, such as adding a comment, or watching or forking a collection.

Link unfurling isn't available for Postman links shared from personal workspaces. Change your workspace to a team workspace to collaborate in Slack.

Get personalized notifications in Slack

You can personalize the Postman notifications you receive in Slack, such as security warnings, system alerts for monitors, and mentions in comments.

1. Select the notifications icon in the Postman header and select Manage Preferences.

2. If Slack isn't already connected to your Postman account, select Connect to Slack.

   

3. A browser tab opens asking you to sign in to Slack. Select Continue, then enter your workspace URL and sign in with your email or SSO.

4. Select Allow to give Postman permission to view content and perform actions in Slack. Close the tab to continue in Postman.

5. In the On Slack column, select or clear the checkbox next to each item, then select Update Preferences to save your changes.

   

If you no longer want to get personalized notifications in Slack, select Disconnect in the On Slack column.

Remove the Postman app for Slack

If you no longer want to use the Postman app for Slack, you can remove it for everyone in your Slack workspace.

1. Go to the Postman App for Slack in the Slack App Directory.
2. Select the Configuration tab.
3. Scroll down and select Remove App.