Let’s face it… API is everywhere, and you can’t do much without it, but you can interact with them the hard way or the easy way.
Vu A. Nguyen, a Solutions Engineer at Postman, took the stage in the San Jose meetup, and there is one thing we can say about Vu. He likes to get developers excited. And that’s a pretty good trait for a person working for a company that services 22 million developers, with around 10.000 new developers registered daily. We are talking about half a million organizations using Postman, and it’s no surprise that Infobip is also one of them.
It is not easy to navigate the API life cycle
Today there is an API for everything, and that’s how it is with API space, Vu points put. Before you even know it, it’s in your text messaging, remote controls, it’s in your video apps, in your phones. Also, it is important to keep in mind that the API life cycle is a big journey, because many people like producers, architects, backend developers, API designers, and QA testers, contribute to it.
And this is where Postman helps, because during the journey everything can become a big spaghetti mess. So, how can one company use Postman with multiple integrations? Well, here are some things developers can do:
- Leverage API Gateway
- Plug into the Apigee Gateway
- Using source control like GitHub to link with the code
- Plug into CSV
- Jenkins integration
Also, Postman recently announced a partnership with Microsoft. They have built a connection to Microsoft Azure API Manager so that when you’re designing and testing your APIs inside Postman, you are also deploying them.
How to create a better API through Postman Marketplace?
Postman has a vast marketplace where you can connect with 22 other million developers and discover different APIs. Vu is happy to highlight Infobip‘s public workspace where you can fork your collections. You can also find APIs of PayPal, WhatsApp, Twitter, Stripe, and Salesforce.
The way this works is that you can get a copy of the collection at the Postman marketplace, plug in your keys, and start making APAC calls immediately. This is crucial for Postman because:
This is how you can have a better developer onboarding experience. This makes it so much easier.
But the marketplace also has an additional value, especially for new companies and startups:
You can work with our developer relations team, and our API network team to be promoted as part of it. We can even help you along the way, for example, by making sure you have good documentation.
Internal API integration is paramount
APIs are a massive and crucial part of development. Recently Postman conducted a survey with about 37,000 developers. One of the key takeaways of State of the API report is that internal API integration is paramount. Why is that? When you are testing an API you want to make sure it’s consolidated. Especially during the handoff from department to department, because handoff is usually very shaky:
But as you work in one centralized location, having that convenience makes it so much easier for you.
You’re having a better developer experience.
At the same time, you help build better quality APIs and API governance around it. Win-win for all!
