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Postman
Original authors Abhinav Asthana, Ankit Sobti, Abhijit Kane
Stable release
11.54.6 Edit this on Wikidata / 18 July 2025; 3 months ago (18 July 2025)
Type Software testing
License Proprietary software
Websitewww.postman.com  Edit this on Wikidata

Postman is an Indian-origin[1] [2] global software company that offers an API platform for developers to design, build, test, and collaborate on APIs.[3] Over 30 million registered users and 500,000 organizations are using Postman.[4] Postman also maintains the Postman API Network, a directory of over 100,000 public APIs that is listed as the world’s largest such collection.[5] The company is headquartered in San Francisco and maintains additional offices in Tokyo and Bengaluru, where Postman was founded.[6]

In August 2021, Postman raised a 225ドル million Series D round at a 5ドル.6 billion valuation[7] making it a unicorn company.[8]

History

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Postman started in 2012 in Bangalore [9] as a side project of software engineer Abhinav Asthana, who wanted to simplify API testing while working at Yahoo Bangalore.[10] He named his app Postman – a play on the API request "POST" – and offered it free in the Chrome Web Store. As the app's usage grew to 500,000 users with no marketing, Abhinav recruited former colleagues Ankit Sobti and Abhijit Kane to help create Postman, Inc. The three co-founders lead the company today, with Abhinav serving as CEO and Ankit as CTO.[11] [12] [13]

In 2017, Postman moved its corporate headquarters from Bangalore to San Francisco.[14]

In 2023, Postman announced it had acquired Akita, an API observability solution.[15] In 2024, Postman acquired Orbit, a solution for building and managing developer communities.[16]

Features

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Postman features include: [17] [18] [19]

  • Workspaces: Personal, team, partner, and public workspaces allow for API collaboration internally and externally
  • API repository: Allows users to store, catalog, and collaborate around API artifacts in a central platform within public, private, or partner networks
  • API builder: Helps implement an API design workflow through specifications including OpenAPI, GraphQL, and RAML. Integrates varied source controls, CI/CD, gateways, and APM solutions
  • Tools: API client, API design, API documentation, API testing, mock servers, and API detection
  • Intelligence: Security warnings, API repository search, workspaces, reporting, API governance

Postman v11 was released in May 2024. The update includes AI-powered features to help developers with API test generation, documentation, debugging, and data visualization.[20] V11 also enables more users to share API collections with external partners.

Business model

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Postman offers tiered pricing, ranging from free options for small teams to paid plans for larger companies and enterprises.[21]

Ownership

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Postman is privately held, with funding from Nexus Venture Partners, CRV, Insight Partners, Coatue, Battery Ventures, and Mary Meeker’s BOND. In May 2015, the company raised a 1ドル million seed round. In August 2021, Postman raised a 225ドル million Series D round at a 5ドル.6 billion valuation.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Harichandan, Arakali (January 5, 2022). "Abhinav Asthana and Postman: Putting India on the global tech map". Forbes India. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Mishra, Digbijay; Mukul, Pranav (August 5, 2024). "SaaS star Postman sees 30-40% cut in valuation in secondary deal". The Economic Times. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Asthana, Abhinav (April 5, 2021). "How we built Postman—the product and the company". Postman. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Postman Acquires Orbit To Expand Reach In Software Developer Community". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2024年05月14日.
  5. ^ Team, DRJ Editorial (2024年05月14日). "Postman Announces Winners of Inaugural Postman API Network Awards". Disaster Recovery Journal. Retrieved 2024年05月14日.
  6. ^ "About Us". Postman. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Asthana, Abhinav (April 5, 2021). "Postman API Platform plans and pricing". Postman. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Bhalla, Tarush (2021年08月18日). "Postman raises 225ドル mn, turns most valuable SaaS unicorn". mint. Archived from the original on 2024年06月09日. Retrieved 2025年02月10日.
  9. ^ https://www.bwdisrupt.com/article/postman-moves-its-corporate-headquarters-from-bangalore-to-us-114508
  10. ^ Asthana, Abhinav (2021年04月05日). "How We Built Postman—the Product and the Company". Postman Blog. Retrieved 2024年05月14日.
  11. ^ "About Us". Postman. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  12. ^ Asthana, Abhinav (April 5, 2021). "How we built Postman—the product and the company". Postman. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  13. ^ "Postman Origin Story". YouTube. July 5, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  14. ^ https://www.bwdisrupt.com/article/postman-moves-its-corporate-headquarters-from-bangalore-to-us-114508
  15. ^ Business Wire (2023年07月19日). "Postman Acquires Akita Software". MarTech Series. Retrieved 2024年05月14日.
  16. ^ "Postman Acquires Orbit | DEVOPSdigest". www.devopsdigest.com. Retrieved 2024年05月14日.
  17. ^ Keegan, Seam (June 8, 2021). "10 Postman features everyone should know". Postman. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  18. ^ Lane, Kin (December 7, 2021). "A Timeline of Postman's Journey to Become an API Platform". Postman. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  19. ^ "What is Postman?". Postman. 7 December 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
  20. ^ Lawson, Loraine (2024年05月08日). "New Postman Release Supports AI API Development With ... AI". The New Stack. Retrieved 2024年05月14日.
  21. ^ "Postman API Platform plans and pricing". Postman. 5 April 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
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