Tutorial: Postman sample OData queries

Postman is a tool that lets you construct, execute and test HTTP requests in a quick and easy way. In this tutorial, you learn how to instantly run OData queries with the Postman app against a real environment and provide you a sandbox to play with different sample queries and see the results. This tutorial is the fastest way to start learning and experimenting with Sitefinity CMS Web Services API, as it requires minimum effort for setup on your end. For more information about OData, see OData Getting Started.

To run the tutorial, perform the following:

1. Install Postman packaged app.
2. Sign in or register in Postman and open the app.
3. Import the SitefinityWebServicesTutorial.postman_collection.json file.
4. Import the SitefinityWebServices.postman_environment.json file.
   The Postman environment requires:
   • A user with the following credentials:
     • Email: admin@test.com
     • Password: password

       NOTE: If there is no such user, create one or modify the email and password from the Postman environment. For more information, see Administration: Create and delete users.

   • A Sitefinity CMS site, located on http://localhost.

     NOTE: If the URL is different, modify the baseurl variable in the Sitefinity CMS Web services environment.

5. Add a Related media custom field to the News content type, named Images.

RESULT: Once you successfully imported the collection, you get a collection of requests for the most common operations, supported by the Sitefinity Web Services API, based on OData.