Accessing The Rest-Api Through Postman; About Postman; Downloading And Installing Postman; Familiarizing Yourself With Postman - Safran WR-Z16 User Manual

4.2 The REST-API
4.2.4

Accessing the REST-API through Postman

4.2.4.1

About Postman

Postman is an HTTP client that serves as a development app to prototype and
test APIs. The Postman app is available for Microsoft Windows™, Mac OS X or
later,
http://www.postman.com/downloads/
by Postdot Technologies, Inc. In its basic configuration, the tool is free of charge.
Postman can be used to send the requests to a White Rabbit Time Server unit,
and it will return the JSON response from the device. This allows the user to
quickly test API calls without having to develop test software, and the format of
the data returned can be easily analyzed for inclusion into scripts or applications
that can consume the data.
4.2.4.2

Downloading and Installing Postman

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4.2.4.3

Familiarizing Yourself with Postman

The following is a brief overview of the Postman UI. More comprehensive assist-
ance
https://learning.postman.com/docs/getting-started/introduction/
The View Selector is used to switch between different functionality.
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and Linux;
Navigate to http://www.postman.com/downloads/
the App" or "Try the Web Version".
Install and launch Postman.
Create an account by signing up. This will ensure your requests, collections,
environments and history data are saved for future reference.
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