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Postman Setup Guide

In this article, we will go through the process of optimizing the API services of a blog web application using Resilis and the Postman API collection. If you are looking for an explainer of what Resilis is and does, you should check this intro first.

This guide will walk you through how to set up a Resilis account, import a Postman collection, and generate a new endpoint for your application. This new endpoint will give you access to Resilis super performant and cost-saving infrastructure for your APIs.

Prerequisites

To follow through with this guide, you will need the following:

  • A Resils account. Sign up here.
  • A basic knowledge of APIs.
  • A Postman collection of any deployed API services.

Generating Postman Collection URL

The first step to setting up an optimized API service with Resilis is generating an authorized URL from your Postman collection. This authorized URL will give Resilis access to read your API specs and import them to our platform.

  • Go to your Postman page, whether it is Postman web or desktop version, it serves fine.

  • Select the collection you want to import to Resilis and click share.

  • Choose the via API tab and proceed to generate the authorization key. This will give us the URL we need to import our API to Resilis as shown below:

  • Copy the URL and head to your Resilis dashboard to import the API services.

Alternatively, if you do not have any API collection in your Postman, you can import this demo collection and follow through with the guide too. In your Postman dashboard, click on the Import button by the side menu, and paste this URL https://aphrodite-resilis.onrender.com/docs.json. When prompted on How to Import API, choose Postman Collection and import. You can now follow the above steps to get the authorized URL.

Creating API Service from Postman Collection

Now that we have an authorized Postman collection URL, the next step is to import our API service to Resilis. To import your collection to Resilis, follow the steps below:

  • From your Resilis dashboard, click on the Create new service button as shown below:

  • Next, you will be prompted to choose a name for your service, fill in the name, and click Continue to proceed.

  • The service will be created and you will be prompted to start setting up the newly created service. Click the Start Setting Up button to continue.

  • You will get an option to use OpenAPI/Swagger import (the recommended method) or manual import. For this guide, we will use manual import. Click on the Manual Setup option to select it and click Continue to proceed.

  • The manual setup has two options: Postman collection and custom configuration. Select Postman Collection Setup and proceed.

  • The next step is to add the authorized Postman collection URL we generated earlier. Paste the URL from your Postman dashboard and click Setup to proceed.

  • Upon successful import, you will get a response as shown below and will be prompted to Go to Dashboard. If the import failed, you will get an error response which will give you insight on why it failed. Always make sure the Postman collection URL is correct to avoid failure.

  • In your Resilis dashboard, on the Endpoints tab, you will see the imported endpoints from your Postman collection. Also, a new URL that is mapped to your original endpoint URL will be generated. This new URL is what you will use in your application as the base URL to access the Resilis-optimized APIs.

Testing the New API Service on Postman

In this section, we will test the Resilis-generated endpoints to confirm it work using the new domain. Go to your Postman, and create a new request as shown below if you used the demo I shared earlier or use your endpoints as it is in your application if you imported your collection.

For Get Users Request:

For Get Posts Request:

Conclusion

In this comprehensive guide, we have learned how to import our Postman collection to Resilis for optimized API performance, low latency, and cost efficiency. Let’s recap the key components and takeaways from this guide:

  • Generating authorized Postman collection URL to use when importing our API service to Resilis.
  • Follow through on creating a Resilis service and importing API services using the URL we generated
  • Testing the new domain with the endpoints in our applications to confirm that Resilis has been setup successfully

Some Advantages of Resilis

  • Resilis enhances user experience with fast API responses, improving engagement, customer satisfaction, and conversion rates.
  • Resilis offloads request from origin servers to over 300 edge locations, cutting costs and ensuring faster API responses for users.
  • Resilis reduces costs with edge caching and asynchronous processing, lessening server load and efficiently managing high traffic without expensive upgrades.
  • Resilis strengthens APIs for reliable performance during peak traffic, with advanced DDoS protection ensuring uninterrupted, seamless service.
  • You can easily set up Resilis using your Postman collection or any API documentation that uses OpenAPI spec

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