Announcing Postman for the Web, Now in Open Beta

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Proxies are always suspect, but think there is more we can do before we say that. Watch this, and see if there are any steps that help you.

Then Iā€™d head over to support and see how they can help you out. Sorry you are having so much trouble getting going.

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I was able to access the Postman Agent running on other machines. This can be done by making a user with Postman agent visit a malicious website. The website can then make requests from the userā€™s postman agent. This can be used to make bulk requests from the userā€™s machine without the userā€™s knowledge.

If you want to discuss this, you can DM me on twitter @jojimail

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Can I get you to submit a ticket explaining, so we can address? - https://support.getpostman.com

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Hi,
I would love to, but that is not an option on an Ipad pro.

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Iā€™m a bit confused, if Iā€™m using Postman app (for Mac) what is the benefit of using Postman in the browser + Postman agent?

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Postman for mac is great for you and how you develop or consume APIs in isolation, but the web edition would give you a URL for each collection, or down to individual requests that can be run within a well defined workspace, with accompanying environment (auth, etc0), that anyone can runā€“complete with RBAC. It just cascades from there with URLs for runners, monitors, scripts, environments, etc. You have a URL to your entire API lifecycle, across all APIs, across teams.

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  • May we know the roadmap for the Postman desktop version? Does it mean weā€™re getting a lesser priority in terms of bugs/new features development since the web version is coming?
  • I would love to see debugging improvements (eg. Having the ability to put breakpoints for Test scripts and not relying solely on console.logs
  • For a personal perspective, Iā€™d rather install Postman desktop version rather than downloading an 80mb+ that acts as a local server, unless thereā€™s a very persuading reason to migrate to Postman web.
  • I think having the ability to create a Postman snippet (dynamic link) for simple API requests would be a fantastic feature (JSFiddle-like playground - shareable snippets for those who arenā€™t using Postman)

EDIT: Added last bullet

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Hi there, is there any way to see requests logs on Postman Agent?
or that feature havenā€™t implemented yet?

I think it would be great if I can monitor the requests form postman agent window or just tail -f :smiley:

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May we know the roadmap for the Postman desktop version? Does it mean weā€™re getting a lesser priority in terms of bugs/new features development since the web version is coming?

Kin Lane - There is no plan to demote or diminish the desktop version. The web, desktop, and API are equal priorities ā€“ here is the road map.

I would love to see debugging improvements (eg. Having the ability to put breakpoints for Test scripts and not relying solely on console.logs

Kin Lane - I recommend you submitting that as a GitHub issue.

For a personal perspective, Iā€™d rather install Postman desktop version rather than downloading an 80mb+ that acts as a local server, unless thereā€™s a very persuading reason to migrate to Postman web.

Kin Lane - It is our challenge to convince you otherwise. Really it comes down to whether you do API in isolation, or you do APIs in a collaborative way.

I think having the ability to create a Postman snippet (dynamic link) for simple API requests would be a fantastic feature (JSFiddle-like playground - shareable snippets for those who arenā€™t using Postman)

Kin Lane - I recommend you submitting that as a GitHub issue.

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Kin Lane - Currently no - I recommend you submitting that as a GitHub issue.

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Ah, I was hoping this would be a solution for me on my Chromebook that doesnā€™t support Crostini, but unfortunately that doesnā€™t seem the case, as thereā€™s no way to install the Desktop Agent to work around the CORS issue, right?

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@mariomenti unless the architecture changes a bit, this is not possible. The agent works only on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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I have tried the Postman for the web and here are some ideas (this is just a first look at this new product/idea):

Main ideas:

  • works almost as good as the Postman App, but there is no compelling reason to switch, not right now
  • this approach has potential, with so many apps being browser-based nowadays
  • for most use-cases you still need to install the Postman Agent
  • does not work from any browser, you are forced to use Windows, macOS, Linux

Ideas on how this can be improved

  • provide a ā€œcloudā€ agent to run the requests (privacy issues?, wonā€™t work for localhost requests)
  • allow an organization/user to define its own agent IP address (can help with many of the proxy issues that many users experience)
  • does not work from a phone or a tablet, as you cannot yet install an agent

Honestly, I did not actually understand the part with how the Postman for the web helps with collaboration. I understand that this has potential but many current users may have other priorities right now.

Slightly off-topic, but I have noticed that there might be a disconnect between the Postman roadmap and the more acute pain points that some users have (not saying that the roadmap is not addressing other issues).

Take for example, what @chlkdst mentioned regarding debugging requests. While debugging requests with the console was okay 2-3 years ago, there is no effort or roadmap for addressing this aspect (or I did not notice it).

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thanks, yes thatā€™s what I suspectedā€¦

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@postman-harryi3t

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Pretty niceā€¦ Canā€™t wait to try it out.

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Can HTTPS request made through Postman Agent?
I installed the server side trust certificate as specified by Chrome, yet Agent returns the following error:

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That is Awesome!
This update is great experience for me.

However, I have noticed that i can not use by my iPad browser.
Is this Postman for the web connecting to localhost Postman Agent?
I thought that Postman Agent was tied to my Postman account.

As @vdespa said, It would be great if the Cloud Agent was offered.

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We have it disabled for the early beta to reduce challenges with certificates ā€“ just looking to get feedback on core functionality currently, but will be turning on encryption soon.

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In the road map already! Keep eyes peeled.

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