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Manual API Testing with Postman Guide

Postman is a tool for manual API testing, allowing testers to verify API endpoints by sending requests and checking responses. The document outlines steps for testing various HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE) and key verification aspects such as status codes, response body, headers, response time, error handling, and authorization. It also includes instructions for handling authorization when required.

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Manual API Testing with Postman Guide

Postman is a tool for manual API testing, allowing testers to verify API endpoints by sending requests and checking responses. The document outlines steps for testing various HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE) and key verification aspects such as status codes, response body, headers, response time, error handling, and authorization. It also includes instructions for handling authorization when required.

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Manual API Testing using Postman

Postman is a tool used by testers and developers to manually test APIs — to verify if endpoints are
working correctly by sending requests and checking responses.

Steps to Perform Manual API Testing in Postman


Step 1: Open Postman — Install and launch the Postman app.
Step 2: Create a New Request — Choose HTTP Method (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE)
and enter API Endpoint URL.

GET Method (Retrieve Data)


Purpose: To fetch data from the server.
Example: GET [Link]

POST Method (Create Data)


Purpose: To create new data on the server.
Example: POST [Link]

PUT Method (Update Whole Record)


Purpose: To update an entire existing record.
Example: PUT [Link]

PATCH Method (Partial Update)


Purpose: To update only specific fields.
Example: PATCH [Link]

DELETE Method (Remove Data)


Purpose: To delete data from the server.
Example: DELETE [Link]

Key Things to Verify in API Testing


Category What to Check
Status Code 200, 201, 400, 401, 404, 500 etc.
Response Body Data format, field values, structure
Headers Content-Type, Authorization
Response Time Should be within expected limit
Error Handling Invalid inputs, missing parameters
Authorization Token, API key, etc.

If API requires Authorization:


Go to Authorization tab → Select type (e.g., Bearer Token) → Paste your token → Send request.

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