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New Postman Integration with AppMap: create and manage always-accurate collections

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Date Published
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Guest Author
Word Count
692
Company Posts That Month
19
Language
English
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Summary

Pete Cheslock's guest post explores how AppMap, an open-source tool, can significantly ease the process of managing APIs for applications that were not initially built with an API-first approach. AppMap records an application's runtime behavior to automatically generate OpenAPI definitions, which can be effortlessly imported into Postman Collections, saving developers from the tedious task of manual API definition creation. This functionality allows engineers to see design flaws, security vulnerabilities, and performance issues while also ensuring API compliance by checking that HTTP client requests adhere to the API specifications. AppMap's ability to generate OpenAPI specifications on code branches awaiting review helps developers quickly assess the API impact of proposed changes, reducing the lag in API documentation updates. By integrating AppMap with Postman, development teams can seamlessly transition to an API-first approach, leveraging the comprehensive features of the Postman API Platform to enhance their workflow efficiency.

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