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How To Use Postman for API Testing (Step by Step for Beginners) | GET & POST Requests

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887 views14 Feb 2026

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Hi Everyone πŸ‘‹ Welcome back to my channel! In this video, you will learn how to use Postman for API testing step by step. If you are a beginner and want to: βœ… How to install Postman βœ… How to send GET request βœ… How to send POST request βœ… How to send JSON data βœ… How to test backend APIs without frontend βœ… How to check API response & status codes βœ… How to confirm data is stored in MongoDB Atlas βœ… Understand status codes (200, 404, 500) Postman is one of the most important tools for Node.js, Express, and MongoDB developers. After watching this tutorial, you will be able to test any REST API easily. πŸ”₯ What You Will Learn in This Video πŸ“Œ What is Postman and why developers use it πŸ“Œ How to download & install Postman in Windows πŸ“Œ Postman interface explained πŸ“Œ How to test GET API request πŸ“Œ How to test POST API request with JSON data πŸ“Œ How to check status codes (200, 404, 500) πŸ“Œ How to verify inserted data in MongoDB Atlas πŸ’‘ If you are learning Node.js, Express, MongoDB, then Postman is a must tool for you. πŸ“Œ Watch my previous MongoDB connection video (Link in Description + i Button): https://youtu.be/9n2fEbL_djE?si=C00LUVY33cT6c4dW βœ… If this video helped you, make sure to LIKE πŸ‘ SHARE πŸ”₯ and SUBSCRIBE ❀️ 00:00 Intro (What you will learn) 00:25 What is Postman? 01:10 Download & Install Postman 02:00 Postman Interface Explained 02:40 Create New Request in Postman 03:10 Start Backend Server (npm run dev) 03:40 Test GET Request in Postman 04:30 Status Codes Explained (200, 404, 500) 05:10 Test POST Request with JSON Data 06:10 Check Data in MongoDB Atlas 06:50 Fetch Data Using GET API 07:30 Summary & Outro #postman #postmantutorial #apitesting #nodejs #expressjs #mongodb #mongodbAtlas #backenddevelopment #restapi #getrequest #postrequest #jsondata #webdevelopment #beginners #stepbystepmaths how to use postman postman api testing tutorial how to test api using postman postman tutorial for beginners postman get request example postman post request example how to send jso

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