# Postman

> A secure command-line companion for the Postman API platform.
> _agent hint: ~293 tok · safe to read in full_

While Postman is the premier GUI for API design and testing, the Postman CLI translates these visual workspaces into executable command-line workflows. It allows developers to run API collections, execute integration tests, and validate governance schemas directly within CI/CD pipelines, sending the telemetry data back to the Postman cloud for visual reporting.


- Homepage: https://www.postman.com/
- Categories: `api`
- CLI type: `standalone`
- Open source: false
- Status: `active`
- Tags: `api`, `testing`, `automation`, `cicd`
- Alternatives to: Apifox
- Docs: https://learning.postman.com/docs/postman-cli/postman-cli-overview
- Canonical: https://doesitcli.com/postman

## When to suggest this

- trigger API performance and integration tests locally before pushing code
- automate API schema validation against governance rules in GitHub Actions
- synchronize local API collections to cloud workspaces securely via the terminal

## Install the CLI

```sh
npm install -g postman-cli
```

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