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How to use POSTMAN

Postman is a popular API development and testing tool that allows you to make HTTP requests to a server and view the responses. It's commonly used for testing APIs during development.

Download and Install Postman

Download and install Postman from the official website: Postman Download (opens in a new tab).

Open Postman:

On the Postman application interface, you'll encounter a screen with existing collections, but to create a new one, simply click on the "New" button located at the top left corner of the interface.

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Then you will see a screen similar to this one

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Select the HTTP option and hit enter

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Place the URL where your server is running, in our case, it is http://localhost:3000/ (opens in a new tab). Select the appropriate method, which, in our case, is GET, and click the SEND button. You will receive the response, similar to what is shown above.