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How to Get Featured on Postman

by Ido GradyFebruary 24th, 2023
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Postman has a lot to offer for API users and as a product manager you can leverage these features to make a better developer experience for your products. Organize your collection using folders and endpoints to make it easy for developer to navigate through your API products. Use pre-request scripts in Javascript that can help developers to get started with your API.
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Being featured on Postman is like hitting the jackpot for your API product! You get more eyes on your stuff, you get to network with other cool API developers, and you even get to market your API to a crowd that's actually interested. And, on top of all that, your search engine ranking will probably get a boost, making it easier for people to find you.

Create a killer collection

Postman has a lot to offer for API users, and as a product manager, you can leverage these features to make a better developer experience for your products.

Collection Structure

Organize your collection using folders and endpoints to make it easy for developers to navigate through your API products and use its features:


Postman collection strucrture

Use pre-request scripts

Postman offers the option to write scripts in Javascript that can help developers to get started with your API. The scripts can include all of the query parameters and headers required to use the API so the developer can immediately make a successful API call:


Tomorrow.io Historical API script


Moreover, the script itself can be used as an API code example and with the power of Postman supported languages you instantly get code examples in various programming languages:


Historical API - Python example


Test, test, test

Before you share your collection, make sure to test it thoroughly. Ensure that all requests are working as expected and that the responses are coming back as you expect. Check for typos and other errors, and make any necessary corrections.


Review team settings

  • Update your team name
  • Update your team domain
  • Add icon, favicon, and banner
  • Make sure the profile is public
  • Add highlights and description

Make it public

First create a public workspace:



Then go to your collections settings page and move it to the public workspace:


Wait

Not really… Once your collection is ready, share it with the Postman community, create a github repository for it, and promote it on your website and social media channels. Ask your users for feedback and be open to suggestions for improvement.

Get Featured 🥳