Postman is a popular API development and testing tool that provides a user-friendly interface for creating, sending, and testing API requests. It's available as a desktop app, web app, and Chrome extension.
Pros
User-friendly interface: Easy to learn and use, even for non-technical users.
Visual API design: Allows for creating and managing API collections and environments.
Request building: Supports various HTTP methods, headers, body parameters, and authentication mechanisms.
Response validation: Can validate responses against predefined schemas or assertions.
Collaboration: Enables team collaboration through shared collections and workspaces.
Integration: Integrates with version control systems, CI/CD pipelines, and other tools.
Cons
Primarily a GUI tool: May not be ideal for complex scripting or automation tasks.
Limited scripting capabilities: While it supports scripting, it’s less powerful than dedicated programming languages.
Can be resource-intensive: For large-scale API testing, it might consume more resources than command-line tools.