[8] Postman started in 2012 as a side project of software engineer Abhinav Asthana, who wanted to simplify API testing while working at Yahoo Bangalore.

[9] 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 update includes AI-powered features to help developers with API test generation, documentation, debugging, and data visualization.

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