Announcing Vectara’s Postman collection

Developing a generative AI application with Vectara and Postman facilitates the integration of advanced language understanding and text generation through Vectara’s API, which employs a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approach. This API allows users to upload data, retrieve context-aware insights, and generate human-like responses, enhancing the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated outputs. Vectara recently introduced a simplified REST API (API v2) and offers a Python SDK in beta, but many developers prefer using Postman for its user-friendly interface to interact with REST APIs, organize requests, and collaborate with team members. The Vectara Postman collection includes endpoints for uploading documents, querying, chatting, and more, enabling developers to manage corpora, execute queries, and conduct interactive conversations based on uploaded data. This integration allows users to prototype, test, and refine their GenAI applications efficiently without writing extensive code, and it supports features like streaming responses for real-time applications. Postman enhances the development experience by providing a visual environment to manage every step of the AI application process, making it a valuable tool for both new and experienced users of Vectara.