Postman

• Powerful HTTP client for testing web services.
• Makes it easy to test, develop and document APIs by allowing users to quickly put together both simple and complex HTTP requests.
• Google Chrome app for interacting with HTTP APIs. It presents you with a friendly GUI for constructing requests and reading responses.
• Offers an add-on package called Jetpacks, which includes some automation tools and, most crucially, a Javascript testing library.
• Download Postman here.

Disabling SSL Certificate Verification

• Select File -> Settings
• Set SSL Certificate Verification to OFF

Configuring a REST API Call

• Select a method (GET, POST, PUT or DELETE).
• Copy and paste the Request URL from the REST API explorer.
• Select the Authorization tab.
• Select Type as Basic Auth from the drop-down menu.
• Enter PE (Prism Element) Username and Password and click Update Request.

Configuring a REST API Call (Copy & Paste)

• Select Body tab.
• Select raw and select Text as JSON (application/json).
• Copy and paste the Body’s content from the REST API explorer.
• Click Send to invoke the REST API call.

Creating a Script using curl

• Create a Bash shell script and have the cURL command pasted on it.

Converting REST API Call to Python

• Create a Python snippet using this process:
• Select Python Request.
• Click Copy to Clipboard.
• Paste the clipboard contents to a Python script.
• Execute the Python script using Python <script filename>.