Install the Postman CLI

Download and install the Postman CLI by following the instructions for your operating system below.

The Postman CLI supports the same system requirements as the Postman desktop app. For a complete list of requirements, see Install and update Postman.

Windows installation

Run the following command to install the Postman CLI for Windows. This will download and run an install script. The script creates a %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps directory if it doesn't exist yet, then installs the postman binary there.

powershell.exe -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy AllSigned -Command "[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://dl-cli.pstmn.io/install/win64.ps1'))"

macOS (Apple silicon) installation

Run the following command to install the Postman CLI for Macs with an Apple silicon processor. This will download an install script and run it. The install script creates a /usr/local/bin directory if it doesn't exist yet, then installs the postman binary there.

curl -o- "https://dl-cli.pstmn.io/install/osx_arm64.sh" | sh

macOS (Intel) installation

Run the following command to install the Postman CLI for Macs with an Intel processor. This will download an install script and run it. The install script creates a /usr/local/bin directory if it doesn't exist yet, then installs the postman binary there.

curl -o- "https://dl-cli.pstmn.io/install/osx_64.sh" | sh

Linux installation

Run the following command to install the Postman CLI for the latest Linux version. This will download an install script and run it. The install script creates a /usr/local/bin directory if it doesn't exist yet, then installs the postman binary there.

curl -o- "https://dl-cli.pstmn.io/install/linux64.sh" | sh

Update your CLI installation

To update your Postman CLI installation to the latest version, run the same command you used to install it. The new version will overwrite the earlier version. For details about the latest changes and features, see the Postman CLI release notes.