October 2021 Newsletter
We're excited to share that Postman has been recognized as a Visionary in the 2021 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Full Life Cycle API Management. Postman has taken the next step in redefining the API Management category with the new-and-improved Postman API Platform.
We believe that the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for APIs and Business Ecosystems, 2021 further supports the initiatives we're undertaking across multiple areas of the API lifecycle to ensure that enterprise organizations have the complete API platform they need to deliver the infrastructure required to meet future business demands.
Read the blog post by Postman Chief Evangelist Kin Lane to get more details.
Breaking News on "BREAKING CHANGES"
Introducing "Breaking Changes tl;dr"
We're introducing a new segment called Breaking Changes tl;dr where we deviate from our normal weekly interview to focus on a specific topic, providing bite-size episodes for busy professionals like you to tune into. We will explore a diverse range of topics from across the world of APIs to help make APIs more accessible to a wider audience.
You can listen to every Breaking Changes tl;dr episode on these podcast platforms:
Upcoming Breaking Changes tl;dr episodes:
- "The COVID Tracking Project API” with Julia Kodysh"
- "The ACCESS Act of 2021, Part 1” with Keir Lamont"
- "The ACCESS Act of 2021, Part 2” with Mark Nottingham"
Read Kin's commentary on some of the latest Breaking Changes episodes
We've always got fresh blog posts recapping recent Breaking Changes episodes with Kin's stellar guests. Catch the latest here:
- Featuring guest Sam Ramji of DataStax: The New API Stack for Modern Data Apps
- Featuring guest Anshu Sharma of Skyflow: A Privacy-Respecting API Economy
Product Updates
Save and Document WebSocket Requests in Collections
We've added the ability to save and document WebSocket requests within your Postman Collections. Postman Technical Lead Udit Vasu shows you how in his new blog post.
Announcing 2021 Postman Plans and Pricing Updates
To keep up with the customers we serve, we're making several updates—including new names and new pricing for some Postman plans. Postman Co-founder and CEO Abhinav Asthana's new blog post has all the details, and we encourage you to take a look. And yes, we will continue to offer the Postman Free plan for teams of up to three.
If you have questions about the updated plans and which one is right for you, send an email to help@postman.com and we'll get back to you.
The Postman API Network
Popular Artificial Intelligence APIs to Explore Today
The Postman API Network has more than twenty eight thousand public workspaces for you to browse. Here's one particular area we think you'll be interested in: with artificial intelligence APIs—many of which can be found in the network's public workspaces—experimenting with artificial intelligence just got easier. You can explore Postman public workspaces from Rasa, Oracle, Symbl.ai, Mist Systems, and Rev.com to get started with AI APIs now. Postman Developer Advocate Arlemi Turpault's new blog post tells you how.
Explore These Top Communication APIs
Discover the APIs of the companies that are empowering the future of communication, including Facebook/WhatsApp, Lob, Nylas, Klaviyo, and Feishu. Explore their public workspaces, make their APIs part of your developer toolkit, and try them out by forking their collections to your own workspace. Postman Director of Developer Relations Joyce Lin gives you all the details in her new blog post.
Top Payment APIs in Fintech
Check out our latest featured list on the Postman API Network: Top Payment APIs. These APIs—from Stripe, Brex, Dwolla, Yodlee, and Finix—are changing the way people manage digital payments. Joyce Lin has all the details for you in her new blog post.
5 Spooktacular APIs for Your Next Side Project
Whether you're learning to code or facing your fears, here are five spooktacular APIs for your next side project.
Upcoming Events
We have some exciting events lined up next month—from blindfold API challenges to Postman Intergalactic sessions—all geared towards taking your Postman skills to the next level. Check out our events calendar to see what's coming up.
Postman Resources
A Intergalactic Miniseries for Basic to Advanced API Testing Skills
Research Cryptocurrency Data Using Asynchronous Operations
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