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Velocity0.0

API development and testing platform

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Postman is claiming the space between your app's tests and the APIs it actually depends on.

api-observabilitytest-coveragespec-hubmonitoringdependency-mapping
◆Current state
Two kinds of release sit side by side: steady spec and monitoring work — Smithy 2.0 in Spec Hub, more Monitor regions, version tags on changelogs — and the Application Inventory, which tracks applications, their external API dependencies, and the test coverage validating them.
◆Where it's heading
Postman is moving past the API client toward a dependency map of an organization's software. Wiring the Application Inventory into existing Playwright suites means the map populates from tests teams already run, which is how this kind of inventory avoids becoming a stale spreadsheet.
◆Prediction
Expect the Application Inventory to grow beyond Playwright into other test runners and CI signals, since its usefulness scales with how much of the dependency graph it captures automatically.

◆Recent moves

  1. 3mo ago

    Tag changelog entries with versions in Postman

    Changelog entries can carry version tags that group a set of specification changes and expose them in read-only mode. Modest organization for teams whose API specs change faster than their release notes.

  2. 3mo ago

    Expanded region support for Postman Monitors

    Postman Monitors add Asia Pacific, Europe, India, Japan and US East locations, allowing checks to run closer to users and infrastructure. Geographic coverage is the main constraint on synthetic monitoring being trustworthy, so this is real if unglamorous.

  3. 3mo ago

    Support for Smithy 2.0 in Spec Hub

    Spec Hub can now create and edit Smithy 2.0 specifications directly. Another interface definition language brought in-tool, continuing Postman's pattern of meeting teams on whichever spec format they already use.

  4. 3mo ago

    Validate API dependencies from your Playwright tests

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    The Application Inventory tracks applications, the external APIs they depend on, and the tests covering those dependencies, populating itself from existing Playwright suites and validating captured interactions against Postman Collections. It reframes Postman around what an organization's software depends on rather than what a developer is currently calling.

  5. 3mo ago

    Postman 12.10.0 ships bug fixes and enhancements

    A maintenance release of the Postman desktop app carrying bug fixes and enhancements, with no specifics given. Part of the routine client release train running beneath the platform work.

  6. 3mo ago

    Postman 12.9.4 patch: bug fixes and enhancements

    A patch release described only as critical bug fixes and enhancements. No user-visible capability change is stated.