# Postman — MCP Server

> Manage workspaces, collections, environments, mocks and API specs from a conversation.

**Source:** https://mcpplaygroundonline.com/mcp-servers/postman  
**Transport:** http  
**Requires auth:** Yes

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## What it does

The server wraps the Postman API. In the default minimal mode it exposes the essential operations for workspaces, collections and environments. Full mode exposes all of the Postman API tools, more than 100 of them, covering specifications and API design, mock servers, monitors, documentation and comments. Code mode is aimed at generating API client code from a specification, and further modes cover learning resources and querying your API estate in natural language. The mode is chosen by URL, which is the lever worth using: a model choosing among a dozen tools picks correctly far more often than one facing a hundred, so start minimal and move to full only for the operations you are missing.

## Tools exposed

- workspaces — list and read workspaces
- collections — create, read and update collections and their requests
- environments — manage environments and their variables
- specifications — read and edit API specs (full mode)
- mock servers and monitors — create and inspect mocks and monitors (full mode)
- code generation — generate client code from a spec (code mode)

## Example queries you can run

- "List the collections in my Payments workspace and tell me which ones have no environment."
- "Create a staging environment that copies production but points base_url at staging."
- "Add a request to the Orders collection for GET /orders/{id} with an example response."
- "Spin up a mock server for the Orders collection and give me its URL."

## Details

- **Recommended model:** anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 — In full mode the tool list is long and many tools overlap. Sonnet 5 is reliable at picking the specific collection or environment tool rather than a near neighbour.
- **Transport:** http
- **Authentication:** Required — OAuth (preferred) or a Postman API key on the US endpoints. The EU endpoints accept an API key only.
- **Hosted endpoint:** https://mcp.postman.com/minimal
- **Official source:** [Postman MCP Server documentation](https://learning.postman.com/docs/developer/postman-api/postman-mcp-server/overview/)

## Connecting to Postman

### Connection examples

**Minimal (US)**

```
https://mcp.postman.com/minimal
```

Default. Essential tools only — start here.

**Full (US)**

```
https://mcp.postman.com/mcp
```

All Postman API tools, over 100.

**Code (US)**

```
https://mcp.postman.com/code
```

Client code generation from specs.

**Full (EU)**

```
https://mcp.eu.postman.com/mcp
```

EU data residency. API key only — no OAuth.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the Postman MCP server?

Postman’s own hosted MCP server, which exposes the Postman API as tools: workspaces, collections, environments, specs, mock servers, monitors and more.

### Which mode should I use?

Start with minimal, the default. Full mode exposes over 100 tools, which makes tool selection harder for every model. Switch only when you need operations minimal does not have.

### How do I authenticate?

On the US endpoints, OAuth is preferred and a Postman API key also works. The EU endpoints do not support OAuth, so use an API key there.

### Can it run my collections?

It manages Postman resources through the Postman API — collections, environments, mocks and monitors. To call an API directly from an agent, connect that API’s own MCP server, or test it here.

### Does it collect telemetry?

Postman says its remote servers gather anonymous telemetry, while the local server does not unless you opt in.

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