Introduction to API v1 using Postman

Set up an API collection in Postman and access the Open Industrial Data project.

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About this course

Welcome to Introduction to API v1 using Postman!
Postman is an open-source, 3rd party tool. It is widely used in the IT world as an API development environment. In this course, you'll learn how to make API requests and examine the responses using Postman. 

You will learn the basics of how to:

  • Set environment variables
  • Make a test API request
  • Find information about time series, assets, and events
  • Download data

Who should take this course?
Anyone who wants to have a basic overview of how to make API requests using Postman.

Instructor
Cognite Academy has developed this course.

Knowledge prerequisites
None.

Technical prerequisites
We recommend downloading and installing Postman before starting with this course.

Content30 min

  • Introduction
  • Set up
  • Access to the CDF project
  • Set up postman using OpenID connect
  • Install Postman
  • Import Postman collection
  • Set the environment variables
  • Update authorization
  • Postman tasks
  • Make a test API request
  • Find information about time series
  • Find root asset using ParentId
  • Timestamp converter
  • Download data
  • Share your feedback
  • End of course

About this course

Welcome to Introduction to API v1 using Postman!
Postman is an open-source, 3rd party tool. It is widely used in the IT world as an API development environment. In this course, you'll learn how to make API requests and examine the responses using Postman. 

You will learn the basics of how to:

  • Set environment variables
  • Make a test API request
  • Find information about time series, assets, and events
  • Download data

Who should take this course?
Anyone who wants to have a basic overview of how to make API requests using Postman.

Instructor
Cognite Academy has developed this course.

Knowledge prerequisites
None.

Technical prerequisites
We recommend downloading and installing Postman before starting with this course.

Content30 min

  • Introduction
  • Set up
  • Access to the CDF project
  • Set up postman using OpenID connect
  • Install Postman
  • Import Postman collection
  • Set the environment variables
  • Update authorization
  • Postman tasks
  • Make a test API request
  • Find information about time series
  • Find root asset using ParentId
  • Timestamp converter
  • Download data
  • Share your feedback
  • End of course