Set up your local database with Docker
Step 1 - Install Docker Desktop and Docker Compose
Step 2 - run cd /path/to/this/project
Step 3 - run docker-compose up -d
Step 5 - run docker-compose down for stop
Start using Postman to test APIs
Step 1 - Open Postman
Step 2 - Import Your API Collection
Step 4 - Load & Explore
Step 5 - Start Testing Your APIs
• Test API Endpoints → Run your requests and analyze the responses to verify the API
functionality.
• Automate & Validate → Write test scripts to validate the correctness and reliability of
your API responses.
• Monitor API Health → Set up monitors to track API uptime and performance over time.
• Collaborate & Share → Work with your team by sharing API collections and environments.
• Use Environment Variables → Manage environment-specific values like API keys, base URLs,
etc.