Importing REST API Specs into Postman

Summary

Problem

When testing the Atlassian cloud developer documentation REST API endpoints, we're sometimes at a loss as to what and how parameters/payloads are to be populated. It's usually done on a trial-and-error basis, resulting in a waste of time and effort, until we succeed.

Diagnosis

Environment

• Atlassian, Jira, Confluence

Diagnostic Steps

• NA

Cause

NA

Solution

Workaround

NA

Resolution

Refer to the screenshots below with explanations:

• Go to your desired REST API and get its OpenAPI spec URL

• In Postman, click on Collections, Import, Enter the OpenAPI spec URL and press Continue

• Click Import

• You can now use the pre-filled endpoint with sample fields filled