# vdespa/introduction-to-postman-course

Repository: https://github.com/vdespa/introduction-to-postman-course
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/introduction-to-postman-course
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-07-11T13:13:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 46/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 31, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2028, "days_push": 418, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1148, forks 658 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:46.021877+00:00)

## What it is
A free introductory course on writing API tests with Postman, including course notes, a sample Simple Books API, and a video on freeCodeCamp. It is educational material rather than a software tool.

## Use cases
- learn how to test APIs with Postman
- beginner course for writing API tests
- practice API testing against a sample books API
- understand Postman collections and test scripts
- prepare for API testing work as a QA engineer

## When to choose
- you are new to Postman and API testing
- you want a free, video-based introduction with written notes
- you need a sample API to practice testing against

## When to avoid
- you need an actual testing tool or framework to run in CI
- you already know Postman and need advanced API testing topics
- you want automated contract testing rather than a tutorial

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: testing, e2e-testing, developer-tools
- domain: testing, apis, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: postman, api-testing, course, freecodecamp, api-collections

## Member repositories
- vdespa/introduction-to-postman-course (main) score 46

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.021877+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:53.009721+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vdespa/introduction-to-postman-course (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.021877+00:00, sha 86ec37c560ac)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.