How to use Postman Monitors to schedule and run collections?

Last Updated : 30 Dec, 2023

Postman is a popular API development tool that offers a powerful ” Monitors ” feature that allows you to automate the execution of collections at scheduled intervals. This article will explore the step-by-step instructions for using Postman Monitors.

Prerequisites:

Postman Installed
Postman Account

Postman Monitors help you run your API tests automatically. It provides a better way to regularly test and monitor your APIs, ensuring reliability and performance. Monitors can benefit from routine tasks like regression testing, performance monitoring, and overall API health checks.

Steps to Monitors to schedule and run collections using Postman

Step 1: Open Postman and click on the “Monitor” tab.

Click on Monitor tab

Step 2: In Monitor tab, Click on “Create a Monitor” Button.

Click on create a monitor button

Step 3: Now, Fill the details like Monitor name etc.

Fill the all details like moniter name

Step 4: Select the “collection” which you want to Monitor

Choose the Collection

Step 5: Select the “Schedule time & day” details.

Schedule The time here

Step 6: Click on “Create Monitor” Button

Click on create monitor button

Now your Monitor is scheduled successfully and it run the collection on scheduled time and you will receive notification about the status.

Now Monitor scheduled

Example (Testing With Simple API):

Let’s try it out with a simple example API. We’ll use a service called “Simple Book API” to show you how it works. Check out the GIF below to see it in action!