Postman API integration on a WP website

[Wickd]

Hey guys,

So im working on a WordPress website for a client and he asked me to integrate a third party mobile app with the site using their API.Now the issue is that i've never touched anything postman related so i have no idea in which direction should i go.This is the setup documentation i got from the third party company.


I'm asking can some1 at least point me at the right direction?And what should i do with the information provided in the link above.
Also i'm on Node.js basic level.

Sorry for my english im serbian XD

 

[Weasel]

Postman simply is a tool to test and/or mock API responses. So I'm not really sure what you mean by integrating postman?

 

[Wickd]

Postman simply is a tool to test and/or mock API responses. So I'm not really sure what you mean by integrating postman?

My bad then, did you have a look at the documentation i've linked?I don't know what to do with it.

 

[Weasel]

My bad then, did you have a look at the documentation i've linked?I don't know what to do with it.

I don't know what to do with it either. Linking random documentation really gives me no insight into what needs to be done whatsoever.

 

[RastaLulz]

What you've linked is simply documentation of their REST API? How did you get a client if you're this clueless?

 

[Wickd]

What you've linked is simply documentation of their REST API? How did you get a client if you're this clueless?

lol alright it's great that you know about REST API and i don't, no need to be a dick about it.Nonetheless thank you for your input.

 

[Berk]

jQuery ajax, axios, request is the way that you can go. Axios and request npm modules.

 

[Weasel]

lol alright it's great that you know about REST API and i don't, no need to be a dick about it.Nonetheless thank you for your input.

I don't think he's being a dick here, he makes a very valid point. Properly integrating functionality based on an API in a WordPress website is not something that can easily (or generic) being explained. It depends on the API, the functionality they want, etc. There's also the concern of safety when authenticating against the API, if this isn't done properly it could expose user data or worse.

 

[Adil]

Hey guys,

So im working on a WordPress website for a client and he asked me to integrate a third party mobile app with the site using their API.Now the issue is that i've never touched anything postman related so i have no idea in which direction should i go.This is the setup documentation i got from the third party company.


I'm asking can some1 at least point me at the right direction?And what should i do with the information provided in the link above.
Also i'm on Node.js basic level.

Sorry for my english im serbian XD

if the setup docs mention postman it's a good idea to download it and play around for a bit to see what you can do

essentially it's a tool for testing an API - you can send requests, check responses etc

for integrating a third party mobile app you'll want some form of 'HTTP client', which is essentially what postman is - on android there a few good libraries such as retrofit and volley

 

[kyroskoh]

Best to get started with it is to code it in nodejs with expressjs + axios for your api as the middleware to connect that plugin to the wordpress core api.