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Extracting and Managing Access Tokens in Postman

When working with APIs that use OAuth 2.0 or token-based authentication, a common requirement is to extract an access_token from a successful authentication request and reuse it in subsequent API calls. Postman provides a built-in scripting environment that makes this straightforward and repeatable. This article explains how to capture an access token from a POST
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Automating OAuth 2.0 in Postman: storing and refreshing access tokens without copy-paste

Introduction When working with APIs protected by OAuth 2.0, Postman is commonly used for development and testing. A frequent pain point is manual token handling: requesting an access token, copying it, pasting it into headers, and repeating the process every time it expires.This article explains how to fully automate OAuth 2.0 token management in Postman,
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