# Postman monitor vs collection runs **URL:** \ **Category:** Help Hub\ **Tags:** monitors, collections\ **Created:** [September 23, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-monitor-vs-collection-runs/68746 "2024-09-23T08:28:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gautamcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@gautamcim](https://community.postman.com/u/gautamcim)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-monitor-vs-collection-runs/68746/1 "2024-09-23T08:28:38Z")
Hey postman , i am trying out Monitor in postman. but i want to know how is it different then just simply running your collection in postman? why create a monitor if postman collection run does the same thing? ---
**Author:** ![danny-dainton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/user_avatar/community.postman.com/danny-dainton/32/29401_2.png) [@danny-dainton](https://community.postman.com/u/danny-dainton)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-monitor-vs-collection-runs/68746/2 "2024-09-23T09:01:23Z")
Hey @gautamcim 👋🏻 More information about Monitors can be found on our learning center: > **[Monitor health and performance of your APIs in Postman | Postman Learning Center](https://learning.postman.com/docs/monitoring-your-api/intro-monitors/)** > > Postman is a collaboration platform for API development. Postman's features simplify each step of building an API and streamline collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/getpostman/user_avatar/community.postman.com/system/32/29796_2.png) [@system](https://community.postman.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-monitor-vs-collection-runs/68746/3 "2024-10-23T09:01:24Z")
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