Using Postman to explore the REST API

This article describes the steps to download and configure Postman for communication with the Autotask REST API.

To help you learn how to construct requests to the Autotask REST API, Datto provides a customizable REST API request collection for use with Postman. For more information, refer to Sample requests.

Overview

Postman is a powerful GUI-based platform for browsing and testing APIs without coding. It is available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Use Postman if:

  • You are new to APIs.
  • You want to get familiar with our platform without needing to build code.
  • You need a troubleshooting and debugging tool when developing against the API.

Proceed to the next section of this article to learn how to get started with the application. For Postman application support, visit the Postman Support Center (external link).

NOTE  The version of Postman shown in the examples is 7.34.0, released on 09 October 2020 for Windows. We recommend that you use this version or later to avoid user interface discrepancies.

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