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Latest Updates to Syncing Your Specs with Collections

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Date Published
Author
Joyce
Word Count
1,370
Company Posts That Month
13
Language
English
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Summary

Postman has enhanced its API management capabilities by enabling each API version to have its own specification, repository, and collections, making it easier to sync with Git-based version control systems like GitHub. This process starts with creating or importing an API specification into Postman, connecting it to a Git repository, and using Git to synchronize changes between the repository and Postman. Once connected, teams can generate collections from the API specification to serve as documentation, tests, or mock servers, and these collections can be kept aligned with the specification through schema validation. Users can manage different API versions and releases within Postman, allowing for either manual updates or the creation of new versions, depending on the scope of changes. This flexibility supports both minor and major updates, with options to retain or regenerate linked collections. Postman also facilitates the designation of releases, which act as milestones in the API lifecycle, and can be mapped to Git release tags for better tracking and communication with team members and consumers.

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