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Postman Guide

Using GraphQL Introspection in Postman​

GraphQL introspection is a powerful feature that allows you to query a GraphQL server to learn about the schema it supports. This guide will show you how to use GraphQL introspection within Postman, a popular tool for API testing and development.

Setting Up Postman​

Before you begin, ensure you have Postman installed. If not, download it from the official Postman website.

Creating a New Request​

  1. Open Postman and create a new request by clicking the "New" button and selecting "Request".

  2. Choose GraphQL

    Postman new request

  3. Name your request and save it to a collection of your choice.

  4. Fill in your API key under the headers tab

    Postman headers

  5. Go to schema tab and tick the box "Using GraphQL introspection", press the reload button

    Postman introspection

  6. Go to the query tab and the availible querys/mutations should now be listed

    Postman schema

  7. Tick the checkbox for a query and the query should be auto generated with the selected fields Postman query