Postman Proxy Integration

Integrating Postman with Bright Data proxies streamlines API testing and development by ensuring secure and reliable proxy management for efficient data requests and responses.

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What is Postman?

Postman, in combination with Bright Data’s proxy solutions, emerges as a dynamic and robust tool for API development and testing. It streamlines the creation, management, and execution of API requests, offering an intuitive interface with comprehensive testing suites. By leveraging Bright Data’s advanced proxy network, Postman enhances its functionality, providing secure, scalable, and efficient means for handling API requests across various environments. This integration ensures a seamless and effective workflow for developers seeking to optimize API performance and security.

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Setting up Postman proxies with Bright Data

Registration on Bright Data:

Zone Configuration:

Navigate to the “Proxy & Scraping Infrastructure” section and Add a new designated Zone for your proxy usage.

Proxy management dashboard showing different proxy types and details.

Proxy type selection:

Select the type of proxies you need. In this example, ISP will be selected.

Dedicated IPs selection highlighted on ISP proxy dashboard.

IP type selection:

Name your solution. Set the IP type to “Dedicated”

Select number of IPs:

Fill in the number of IPs you need.

Settings for geolocation targeting, adding city and country.

IP location:

Choose your desired country and city for the IP location.

Settings page showing domains and geolocation options.

Specify domains:

Specific domains or use ‘All domains’ for one IP to target websites using the same IP.

Create zone:

Click the “Add” button to create the Zone.

Proxy configuration screen with host, username, and password.

Accessing proxy details:

Click on the name of your Zone, navigate to the “Access Parameters” tab, and note down the proxy credentials:

host
port
username
password

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Create Workspace

In the Postman software click on ‘Workspaces’ and then click on ‘Create Workspace’.

Choose template:

Then you can choose one of the following templates or use Blank,

Give it a name and create it

Once you chose a template, give it a name and click on ‘Create’

Postman interface showing an untitled request being created.

Setting up the proxy:

Click on the sign to add a new request then click on the gear icon and choose “settings”

Proxy settings configuration window with various options.

Custom proxy configuration:

Now toggle “Use custom proxy configuration” and fill the Access parameters from your control panel.

Postman interface showing API request and response data.

Test connection:

To test the connection we will simply send a GET request to : https://lumtest.com/myip.json

That’s it, you are ready to go!

⚠️Important note: If you are using Bright Data’s Residential Proxies, Web Unlocker or SERP API, you need to install an SSL certificate to enable end-to-end secure connections to your target website(s). This is a simple process, see https://docs.brightdata.com/general/account/ssl-certificate#installation-of-the-ssl-certificate for instructions.

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