BITS Pilani Postman API and Coding Innovation Lab

About

API, or Application Programming Interface, is a software-to-software interface that enables two applications to exchange data with each other. In a world increasingly dominated by digital, APIs are an integral part of our daily lives. They are a part of almost everything we do. Each time we use an app like Facebook, send an instant message or check the weather on our phone, we’re using an API! APIs allow the line of business users and IT to leverage software and applications to increase productivity and improve the bottom line. 

Postman is an API platform for building and using APIs. It is developed and maintained by Postman Inc, a BITS Alumnus start-up turned Unicorn. The Postman platform simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster. Postman provides:

• Repository of APIs

• Tools to develop, test, document, and share APIs

• Workspaces that help us organize our API work and collaborate across our organization or across the world

• Integration of APIs with commonly used software development tools

BITS Pilani Postman API and Coding Innovation Lab, has been set up in collaboration with Postman Inc., with the aim to promote API Literacy and API-First Principles amongst BITS students.

What do we do?

• Offer API-based Programming Certification Courses by Postman 

• Develop Projects related to the Thrust Areas centered around APIs 

• Conduct Nationwide API-based Programming Hackathons and Coding Competitions 

• Organize Talks by Postman Engineering Team 

• Conduct API-based student engagement activities and events

Thrust Areas

• Full Stack Application Development with APIs 

• APIs for Gaming and Graphics Design

• Front-end development and UI/UX with APIs

• Back-end development with APIs

• APIs for Android and iOS Apps

• APIs for Machine Learning

• APIs for Web 3.0

Lab Infrastructure

• High-end Servers

• High-end Compute Workstations (Windows + Mac)

• Graphic Tablets (iPad + XP-Pens)

• XBOX Gaming Controllers

• Video Conferencing Facility (Large LED TV + Camera + Speakerphone)

• Software Stack

  • Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Figma

Faculty Team