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Dev tools · April 15, 2014

Postman

Postman is a powerful HTTP client to test REST API

Postman launched on April 15, 2014 with 182 votes, #18 of 1,174 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

What it does

Postman is a really useful tool if you building and testing APIs. More than 3 000 developers love that platform because it makes work so much easier, complete and accurate. It has a Postman free app for Mac, Windows and Linux, and a paid version for enterprises that can be used for monitoring, API testing and documentation.

Accelerate API development with Postman's all-in-one platform. Streamline collaboration and simplify the API lifecycle for faster, better results. Learn more.

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