Postman

Learn how to configure Postman for use with Filebase.

What is Postman?

Postman is an API platform for building, developing, and using APIs.

Postman is certified for use with Filebase. Read below to learn more about how to configure Postman for use with Filebase.

Prerequisites:

• Sign up for a Postman account.

• Sign up for a free Filebase account.

• Have your Filebase Access and Secret Keys. Learn how to view your access keys here.

• Create a Filebase Bucket. Learn how to create a bucket here.

1. Login to your Postman account.

2. Select ‘Workspaces’ from the top menu navigation bar, and select an existing workspace or create a new one.

3. Enter the desired settings for a new workspace if creating one.

4. In your workspace, select the ‘Collections’ tab on the left navigation bar, then select ‘New’.

5. Select ‘HTTP Request’.

6. Configure the settings for the HTTP Request.

Select the ‘GET’ HTTP Request type, followed by the URL of your Filebase bucket.

The URL format for Filebase buckets is as follows, where ‘bucket-name’ is the name of your Filebase bucket.:

https://bucket-name.s3.filebase.com

7. Then, select the Authorization tab. Configure the following parameters:

Type: AWS Signature

Add Authorization Data To: Request URL

Access Key: Your Filebase Access Key

Secret Key: Your Filebase Secret Key

AWS Region: us-east-1

Service Name: s3

Session Token: Not required, only necessary if using temporary credentials.

8. Select the blue ‘Send’ button to test your configuration.

You should receive a response in XML format listing the bucket contents and metadata.

For a full list of Filebase supported API methods, please see here.

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