API Security

Enterprise-grade, cloud-native platform with strong policies and access controls, compliance-ready data security, and centralized visibility and monitoring.

Protect your sensitive data with robust, cloud-first API security

Enterprise-grade security

Built on AWS's hardened infrastructure, Postman delivers cloud-scale security that on-prem solutions cannot match.

Reliable security controls

Access management, domain capture, and SSO ensure security policies are enforced, while enabling flexibility for teams to work efficiently.

End-to-end visibility

Postman gives each team a hub workspace to manage specs, mocks, and tests in one place, so engineers move faster with less friction.

40M+

developers

500K+

organizations

98%

of Fortune 500

Cloud-native security you can trust

Postman maintains a cloud-native security stance for its API collaboration platform, emphasizing centralized policy management and robust data protection, along with CISO visibility and controls to empower organizations to scale with confidence.

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Always-on protection, built for API scale

  • Built on AWS's hardened infrastructure, Postman delivers cloud-scale security that on-prem solutions cannot match.
  • Postman's cloud-first, managed infrastructure removes administrative overhead and makes scaling effortless.
  • Integrate Postman with your SIEM to enable real-time threat detection and rapid response.
  • Encryption, 24/7 monitoring, and seamless updates are all built into Postman by design.

See every API and remove CISO blindspots

  • Audit logs provide a detailed record of all user and system actions, creating a tamper-proof trail for accountability, compliance, and forensic investigation.
  • API activity reporting delivers visibility into requests, responses, and usage patterns, helping teams monitor performance, detect unusual behavior, and meet compliance requirements.
  • Alerts notify security teams in real time about suspicious events, policy violations, or potential breaches, enabling faster investigation and response.
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Enterprise-grade Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the AI era

  • Set up SSO for your Postman team to provide a seamless sign-in experience and enforce team multi-factor authentication to meet regulatory compliance requirements.
  • Consolidate all Postman users in your org into a single team with domain capture.
  • Automate user provisioning and deprovisioning with SCIM.
  • Centrally manage the API keys your teams use. Control creation, set expiration, and revoke keys as needed.

Store sensitive data locally

  • Store sensitive data like API keys, passwords, and tokens locally with Postman Local Vault. Vault secrets remain local and never sync to Postman's cloud, enabling safe, convenient API testing and usage.
  • Postman Vault Integrations support 1Password, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, and HashiCorp Vault.
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Secure your APIs and simplify compliance

  • Postman's built-in Secret Scanner proactively scans publicly accessible workspaces, collections, and documents to reduce the risk of secret exposure. Enterprise customers with the Advanced Security add-on can also scan private workspaces.
  • Built-in TLS 1.2 encryption secures data during transit by encrypting it between two points, such as a web browser and a server, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and authentication of the communication.
  • US and EU Data Residency options enable Postman Enterprise customers to choose where to store data based on preference and/or regulatory needs.

The recognized authority in API security

Postman's cloud-first API platform provides superior security with strong encryption, continuous updates, and advanced administrative controls. Postman has certifications for CCPA, GDPR, TX-RAMP, CSA Star, SOC 2, Microsoft SSPA, and PCI DSS.

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