Basic Auth in Postman

Step 1: Open Postman and create a new request by clicking the “new” button on the top left corner

Step 2: Now select the “HTTP” option or type of technology you are using to build your API.

Step 3: Then select the “POST” request in the type of request.

Step 4: Enter your authentication page endpoint in the URL bar.

For example: “http://localhost:8000/api/user/login”

Step 5: Now go to the body section and select “raw” to send the data and check authentication.

Step 6: Select JSON as the format to sending the data to backend.

Step 7: Enter your authentication details in the JSON format.

for example:

Step 8: Now click on “send” button to send the request to backend.

Effectively handling authentication mechanisms like Basic Auth in Postman is crucial for API development and testing. By following the above steps developers can test their application authentication endpoint. Postman provide a user friendly interface for developers to do streamline authentication testing.

Authentication plays an important role in web development and API testing by making sure that only authorized individuals can access sensitive information or perform specific actions. Postman is a tool used for API development and testing. It offers support for managing different authentication methods such as Basic Auth and OAuth. In this article, we will delve into the ways of handling authentication in Postman.

Postman is an API(application programming interface) development tool that helps to build, test and modify APIs. Almost any functionality that could be needed by any developer is encapsulated in this tool. It can make various types of HTTP requests(GET, POST, PUT, PATCH), save environments for later use, and convert the API to code for various languages(like JavaScript, and Python).