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title: "API Governance Solutions | Postman API Platform"
description: "Postman's built-in API Governance empowers teams to define and enforce API design rules directly within the development environment"
url: https://www.postman.com/solutions/api-governance/
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# API Governance Solutions | Postman API Platform

> Postman's built-in API Governance empowers teams to define and enforce API design rules directly within the development environment

## API Governance

Enforce standards at scale and keep specs, code, and documentation aligned.

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## Put standards in the flow, not in the way

### Governance that doesn't slow teams down

Embed quality controls directly in your developers' workflow to enforce standards at scale without sacrificing speed.

### Specs and code always in sync

Bidirectional sync eliminates contract-to-code drift so your API specs stay aligned with what's actually running.

### Less rework, fewer breaking changes

Catch design violations before they reach code review so your teams fix issues in minutes.

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## Postman powers the world's APIs

**40M+** developers

**500K+** organizations

**98%** of the Fortune 500

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## Fix conformance violations in seconds with AI

Postman AI identifies spec violations, explains what's wrong, and applies the fix all in one action so your developers stay compliant without leaving the editor.

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*CAPABILITIES*

### Reduce rework and prevent breaking changes

Postman embeds governance into the API lifecycle so your teams catch violations early and ship compliant APIs without extra process.

### Keep specs and code in sync with Git

Approved API specs sync with your Git repository so the specification and the implementation stay aligned across branches, PRs, and releases.

### Ensure APIs comply with standards at scale

Set up governance groups to get a full conformance summary, including rule violations and severity, to make sure your APIs and services comply with governance standards.

### Set up guardrails with automated CI/CD gates

Connect governance checks to your CI pipeline so non-compliant specs are blocked from merging.

### In-line linting

Spectral-backed linting validates every spec as your developers edit. Violations appear in-line with clear descriptions and fix suggestions.

### Custom rule authoring

Write custom Spectral rules that match your organization's API design standards and apply them across every spec.

### Role-based access controls

Control who can create, edit, and approve API specifications.

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> [Postman] Spec Hub allows us to consolidate our entire API workflow, from design to testing and documentation, into a single, seamless platform. This eliminates the need for constant imports and exports, keeping our teams in sync and accelerating our API development process.

— Sid Verma, Principal Software Engineer, Paylocity

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*RESOURCES*

## Go deeper on API governance with Postman

### API governance at scale webinar

Learn how Postman's all-in-one platform helps teams modernize API governance without sacrificing speed or security.

[Watch on demand](https://www.postman.com/lp/api-governance-at-scale-webinar/)

### The true cost of API chaos

Learn how to overcome the API chaos that systematically drains organizations' productivity, security, and scalability.

[Read eBook](https://www.postman.com/ai/true-cost-of-api-chaos/)

### Holistic API design and governance

Get an overview of how Postman handles API design and governance in one platform.

[Get one-pager](https://voyager.postman.com/pdf/holistic-api-design-governance-scale.pdf)

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## Learn more about API governance

Chat with a Postman expert to learn how you can eliminate drift and enforce API quality and design standards at scale, all without slowing your developers down.