{"id":332,"date":"2026-02-05T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T08:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stackknowhow.com\/?p=332"},"modified":"2026-02-05T08:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T08:00:18","slug":"postman-beginners-course-api-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stackknowhow.com\/?p=332","title":{"rendered":"Postman Beginner&#8217;s Course &#8211; API Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VywxIQ2ZXw4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Postman has over 10 million users worldwide. This course will introduce you to Postman and is suited for beginners. You will learn how to build API requests with Postman, how to inspect responses and create workflows.<\/p>\n<p>The second part of the course will get into the most exciting feature of Postman: writing API tests and automating their execution. 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The best way to learn is by doing the assignments. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcda Course Notes: https:\/\/github.com\/vdespa\/introduction-to-postman-course<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfa5 Course created by Valentin Despa, Developer Educator<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc26 Valentin on Twitter: @vdespa<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcfa Valentin on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCUUl_HXJjU&#8211;iYjUkIgEcTw?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\ufe0f Course Contents \u2b50\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\ufe0f Unit 1 &#8211; Introduction to Postman<\/p>\n<p>\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 1 &#8211; Welcome (0:00:00\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 2 &#8211; What is Postman (0:01:12\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 3 &#8211; How to install Postman (0:03:06\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 4 &#8211; Your first request with Postman (0:04:45\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 5 &#8211; HTTP (0:07:07\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 6 &#8211; Postman collections and variables (0:11:10\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 7 &#8211; Query parameters (0:15:55\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 8 &#8211; Assignment (0:22:50\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 9 &#8211; Path variables (0:25:21)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 10 &#8211; POST request \/ API Authentication (0:30:07)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 11 &#8211; JSON format (0:41:21)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 12 &#8211; Assignment (0:45:11)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 13 &#8211; Random test data (0:47:32)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 14 &#8211; Is Postman the right tool for me? (0:50:59)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 15 &#8211; Viewing existing orders (0:52:16)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 16 &#8211; Assignment (0:53:59)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 17 &#8211; PATCH request (0:55:56)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 18 &#8211; DELETE request (0:59:03)<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\ufe0f Unit 2 &#8211; Test automation with Postman<\/p>\n<p>\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 19 &#8211; Introduction to test automation (1:01:52)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 20 &#8211; Your first API tests (1:02:52\u200b)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 21 &#8211; Assignment (1:14:55)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 22 &#8211; Postman variables (1:19:20)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 23 &#8211; Extracting data from the response (1:24:13)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 24 &#8211; Assignment (1:36:51)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 25 &#8211; Assignment (1:38:08)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 26 &#8211; Collection runner (1:42:52)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 27 &#8211; Request execution order (1:49:00)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 28 &#8211; Postman monitors (1:53:32)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 29 &#8211; Newman (1:57:45)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 30 &#8211; HTML reports with Newman (2:01:58)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 30 &#8211; CI\/CD overview (2:05:28)<br \/>\n\u2328\ufe0f Lesson 31 &#8211; Conclusion (2:08:24)<\/p>\n<p>Check out free Postman programs for students and educators to help you learn more about APIs: https:\/\/www.postman.com\/company\/student-program\/<\/p>\n<p>Learn to code for free and get a developer job: https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Read hundreds of articles on programming: https:\/\/www.freecodecamp.org\u200b\/news <\/p>\n<p>\u2764\ufe0f Support for this channel comes from our friends at Scrimba \u2013 the coding platform that&#8217;s reinvented interactive learning: https:\/\/scrimba.com\/freecodecamp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Postman has over 10 million users worldwide. 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