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Date Published
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APIMatic
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529
Language
English
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Summary

Postman is a widely used tool for API development and testing, with over 3 million users, including APIMatic. The Postman Collection feature allows grouping of endpoints in an API description format, which can be shared and exported/imported within the Postman ecosystem. APIMatic's API Transformer enables conversions between API descriptions in different formats, such as Swagger, API Blueprint, and RAML, and is being integrated into Postman Pro to support repository hosting services like GitHub. This integration aims to improve productivity by allowing users to store their collections in a format of their choice, reducing development and upkeep costs for Postman, with estimated savings of tens of thousands of dollars. The future plan is to make APIMatic and API Transformer first-class citizens within the Postman Pro platform, enabling real-time sync with repository hosting services and support for various API description formats.