Since I have got Windows 64-bit machine, I am going to install 圆4-Windows. 2) Choose the Operating System on which you want to download PostMan and click on “Download“ button. The release notes on the Postman official website does not have option to download this version. Click on Update.Hi I need to download Postman 5.5.3 version for Windows OS 64/32 bits. Move to the Authorization tab and then select any option from the TYPE dropdown. Step 2 − The EDIT COLLECTION pop-up comes up.
Step 1 − Click on the three dots beside the Collection name in Postman and select the option Edit. To add Authorization for a Collection, following the steps given below −
The Response code obtained is 200 OK, which means that our request has been sent successfully.
We shall add the encoded Username and Password received as cG9zdG1hbjpwYXNzd29yZA= in the Header in the format - basic cG9zdG1hbjpwYXNzd29yZA =. The encoded value gets populated at the bottom. Enter postman − password in the edit box and click on Encode. Please note − The username for our endpoint here is postman and password is password. To encode the username and password, we shall take the help of the third party application having the URL − We shall have the key as Authorization and the value is the username and password of the user in the format as basic. Then in the Headers tab, we have to add a key − value pair. First, we have to choose the option as No Auth from the Authorization tab. We can also carry out Basic Authentication using the request Header. The Response code obtained is now 200 OK, which means that our request has been sent successfully. Now, let us select the option Basic Auth as the Authorization type, following which the Username and Password fields get displayed.Įnter the postman for the Username and password for the Password field. This means that Authorization did not pass for this API. The Response Code obtained is 401 Unauthorized. Please note − The username for the above endpoint is postman and password is password. Basic Authenticationįor Basic Authentication Authorization, we have to choose the option Basic Auth from the TYPE dropdown, so that the Username and Password fields get displayed.įirst we shall send a GET request for an endpoint ( ) with the option No Auth selected from the TYPE dropdown. The Response code is 201 Created which means that the request is successful. Please note − Here, the Token is unique to a particular GitHub account and should not be shared. Then, click on Generate Token at the bottom of the page.Ĭopy the Token and paste it within the Token field under the Authorization tab in Postman. Now, click on the Generate new token button. Now, select the option Developer settings. Step 2 − After logging in, click on the upper right corner of the screen and select the Settings option. Step 1 − To get the Token for the GitHub API, first login to the GitHub account by clicking on the link given herewith −. After this, the Token field gets displayed which needs to be provided in order to complete the Authorization. Bearer Tokenįor Bearer Token Authorization, we have to choose the option Bearer Token from the TYPE dropdown. Let us discuss some of the important authorization types namely Bearer Token and Basic Authentication. To authorize, select any option from the TYPE dropdown within the Authorization tab. This means, we need to pass authorization to use this resource. The Response code obtained is 401 Unauthorized. In the Postman, click the Body tab and select the option raw and then choose the JSON format.
Let us now create a POST request with the APIs from GitHub Developer having an endpoint. In the TYPE dropdown, there are various types of Authorization options, which are as shown below − This is done within the Authorization tab in Postman, as shown below − This authorization is done for identification and to verify, if the user is entitled to access a server resource. The process of authorization is applied for the APIs which are required to be secured. There could be multiple APIs in a project, but their access can be restricted only for certain authorized users. In Postman, authorization is done to verify the eligibility of a user to access a resource in the server.