Postman is an API Platform for developers to design,

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and iterate their APIs. As of February 2023, Postman reports having more than 25 million registered users and 75,000 open APIs, which it says constitutes the world's largest public API hub. The company is headquartered in

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and maintains an office in

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, where it was founded.

History

Postman started in 2012 as a side project of software engineer Abhinav Asthana, who wanted to simplify

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, after working at

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Bangalore. He launched Postman as a free app in the

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. As the app's usage grew, Abhinav recruited former colleagues Ankit Sobti and Abhijit Kane to help create Postman Inc. The three co-founders lead the company today, with Abhinav serving as CEO and Sobti as CTO. In 2022, Postman was ranked #28 on the

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Cloud 100 list, up from #54 the previous year.

Products

* API

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: Allows users to store, catalog, and collaborate around API artifacts in a central platform within public, private, or partner networks * API builder: Helps implement an API design workflow through specifications including OpenAPI, GraphQL, and RAML. Integrates varied source controls,

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, gateways, and APM solutions * Tools: API client, API design, API documentation, API testing, mock servers, and API detection * Intelligence:

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warnings, API repository search, workspaces, reporting, API governance * Workspaces: Personal, team, partner, and public workspaces allow developers to collaborate internally and externally

Plans

Postman offers a tiered pricing model. Options range from a free plan for small teams to enterprise plans that can serve thousands of developers and offer custom domains, reporting, analytics, governance and enterprise integrations with

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and

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Ownership

Postman is privately held, with funding from

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, CRV,

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, Coatue,

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, and Mary Meeker’s BOND.

References

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