Postman Exercises

Hands-on API testing practice

Learn API testing by doing it yourself

Short, guided exercises in a Postman-style request builder that runs in your browser. Each one is a small bug to investigate: send the request, read the response, get instant feedback.

  • New exercises every month
  • Instant feedback
  • First one free, no sign-up

Exercise 1 · The missing orders

Exercise 1 in progress: a GET request to /v1/customers/cus_1042 returns 200 OK, but the response has no orders in it.

Exercise 1: find out why Jordan's orders don't show in the app.

How it works

  1. Exercise 1 bug report: Jordan Lee's orders don't show in the app.

    01

    Read the bug

    A team describes what’s broken.
  2. The request builder with a GET request to /v1/customers/cus_1042 and a 200 OK response.

    02

    Send the request

    Build it yourself and press Send.
  3. Feedback on two answers: one marked correct, one with a hint on what to check next.

    03

    Get instant feedback

    Every answer is checked, with a hint on what to fix.

Short exercises, with new ones every month

  1. Exercise 1

    Free

    The missing orders

    Use GET and a query parameter to find out why orders don’t show.

    About 4 min

  2. Exercise 2

    Paid

    The failing sign-up

    Send JSON with POST and find the missing header.

    About 5 min

  3. Exercise 3

    Paid

    Access denied

    Add an API key and a bearer token to reach a protected report.

    About 5 min

  4. Exercise 4

    Paid

    Stuck in processing

    Update an order and read what the status code is telling you.

    About 5 min

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Built for the people who check the work

  • Business analysts

    Check developers’ work against the acceptance criteria yourself.

  • Product owners

    Confirm a feature works before you sign the story off.

  • QA testers

    Test what’s behind the screen, not just the screen.

  • Developers & support

    Practise the basics and reproduce issues cleanly.

Read: how business analysts test APIs

Founder story

Steven, founder of Postman Exercises
I built Postman Exercises for the business analysts I work with. More and more of their job means checking work behind an API, and a few minutes of hands-on practice sticks better than hours of video.

Steven, founder

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