Monitor scheduling in Postman

Introduction

Monitor scheduling helps you run your API tests automatically at set times. This way, you can check your API health without doing it manually.

You want to check if your API is working every hour.

You need to test your API after every deployment automatically.

You want to get alerts if your API stops working during the night.

You want to run performance tests daily without manual effort.

You want to share test results regularly with your team.

Syntax

Postman

In Postman app or Postman web:
1. Go to Monitors tab.
2. Click 'Create a monitor'.
3. Select the collection to run.
4. Set the schedule (e.g., every 1 hour, daily at 9 AM).
5. Configure environment and notifications.
6. Save and start the monitor.

You can schedule monitors to run at intervals like minutes, hours, or days.

Monitors run your saved collections automatically and show results in Postman.

Examples

This runs your API tests twice every hour automatically.

Postman

Schedule monitor to run every 30 minutes

This runs your tests once a day early in the morning.

Postman

Schedule monitor to run daily at 8:00 AM

This runs your tests once a week to check API health regularly.

Postman

Schedule monitor to run weekly on Monday at 10:00 AM

Sample Program

This example shows how to set up a monitor to run your API tests every hour automatically. You don't need to run tests manually anymore.

Postman

1. Open Postman.
2. Create a collection with API requests.
3. Go to Monitors tab.
4. Click 'Create a monitor'.
5. Select your collection.
6. Set schedule to run every 1 hour.
7. Choose environment if needed.
8. Save the monitor.

Expected result:
- Monitor runs every hour.
- Test results appear in Postman Monitor dashboard.
- You get notified if tests fail.

Important Notes

Make sure your collection has valid tests to get meaningful monitor results.

You can add email or Slack notifications for monitor failures.

Monitors use your Postman environment variables if selected.

Summary

Monitor scheduling automates running API tests at set times.

It helps catch issues early without manual testing.

Set schedules easily in Postman Monitors tab.