| the difference | Postman | apiPost |
| Introduction | Postman is an interface testing tool developed by Google that provides powerful Web API & HTTP request debugging. It can send any type of HTTP request (GET, HEAD, POST, PUT…) with any number of parameters + headers support different authentication mechanisms (basic, digest, OAuth), received response syntax highlighting (HTML, JSON) or XML). Postman is able to keep a history of requests so we can easily resend requests, has a "collection" feature that stores all requests for the same API/domain | apiPost is an API debugging and management tool that supports team collaboration and can directly generate documents. It supports simulating common requests such as POST, GET, and PUT. It is a domestic software similar to Postman for testing Web APIs. It provides window, The mac and linux version download is very useful for developers who are developing Web API. At the same time, because it is a domestic software, the completely Chinese interface is more friendly, and it is also in line with the experience of Chinese developers. In addition, it supports one-click generation of api interface documents, saving a lot of developers' work |
| URL | Postman | ApiPost - API Documentation, Debugging, Mock, Testing Integrated Collaboration Platform |
| develop | Developed by Google | Domestic development |
| TOLL | Partially charged | Partially charged |
| language | English (Chinese needs to use plug-ins to modify the configuration) | Chinese |
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About apipost
ApiPost=postman + Swagger + Mock + JMeter
Three characteristics of apipost
1. There is a lot of repetitive work in the process of debugging the API, which takes up a lot of time. For example, some parameters (the token for verifying the login) may be used by each interface. It is not necessary to set such a parameter for each interface. A good way is to put it in the global parameter. ApiPost's global parameters, global scripts, cookie management, environment switching and other functions can reduce a lot of repetitive work and greatly improve the efficiency of API debugging!
2. Quickly generate interface documents. China attaches great importance to interface documents, with the concept of document first, while foreign countries pay less attention to interface documents. The document generation experience of ApiPost is very good. Specifically, we can compare the process of generating interface documents for the two products. To generate the interface document of Postman, click publish, and then generate the setting page, and then generate the interface document after setting.
3. Rich detailed design solves the problem of a large number of repeated parameter descriptions! Usually, an interface needs to be called multiple times, and a completely consistent description must be manually entered each time, which is too inefficient! In ApiPost, you can customize the parameter description library, pre-annotate a large number of parameters used in the project, and directly click on the next call. If you do not have a custom description library, the description library will also be added automatically after entering the description for the first time.
