Set up Postman for use with Amazon Pinpoint
Now that you've created a user that's able to access the Amazon Pinpoint API, you can set up Postman. In this section, you create one or more environments in Postman. Next, you import a collection that contains a request template for each of the operations in the Amazon Pinpoint API.
In Postman, a workspace is an organizational container for projects and environments. In this section, you create at least one workspace to use with Amazon Pinpoint.
Create a workspace
In Postman, choose the more actions choose File, then choose New.
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On the Create New window, choose Workspace.
Enter a name, summary, and set the visibility to personal. Then choose Create Workspace.
In Postman, an environment is a set of variables that are stored as key-value pairs. You can use environments to change the configuration of the requests that you make through Postman, without having to change the API requests themselves.
In this section, you create at least one environment to use with Amazon Pinpoint. Each environment that you create contains a set of variables that are specific to your account in a single AWS Region. If you use the procedures in this section to create more than one environment, you can change between Regions by choosing a different environment from the Environment menu in Postman.
To create an environment
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In Postman, choose the more actions menu, choose File, then choose New.
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On the Create New window, choose Environment.
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On the MANAGE ENVIRONMENTS window, for Environment Name, enter
Amazon Pinpoint -
. ReplaceRegion Name
Region Name
with one of the following values:-
US East (N. Virginia)
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US West (Oregon)
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Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
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Asia Pacific (Sydney)
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Europe (Frankfurt)
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Europe (Ireland)
Note
At a minimum, you only need to create one environment for a single AWS Region, and that AWS Region must contain one project. If you haven't created a project in one of the previously listed AWS Regions, see Creating an Amazon Pinpoint project with email support in the Amazon Pinpoint User Guide.
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Create six new variables:
endpoint
,region
,serviceName
,accountId
,accessKey
, andsecretAccessKey
. Use the following table to determine which value to enter in the Initial Value and Current Value columns for each variable.Region Variable Initial and Current value US East (N. Virginia) endpoint
pinpoint.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
region
us-east-1
serviceName
mobiletargeting
accountId
(your AWS account ID) accessKey
(your IAM access key ID) secretAccessKey
(your IAM secret access key) US West (Oregon) endpoint
pinpoint.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
region
us-west-2
serviceName
mobiletargeting
accountId
(your AWS account ID) accessKey
(your IAM access key ID) secretAccessKey
(your IAM secret access key) Asia Pacific (Mumbai) endpoint
pinpoint.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com
region
ap-south-1
serviceName
mobiletargeting
accountId
(your AWS account ID) accessKey
(your IAM access key ID) secretAccessKey
(your IAM secret access key) Asia Pacific (Sydney) endpoint
pinpoint.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com
region
ap-southeast-2
serviceName
mobiletargeting
accountId
(your AWS account ID) accessKey
(your IAM access key ID) secretAccessKey
(your IAM secret access key) Europe (Frankfurt) endpoint
pinpoint.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com
region
eu-central-1
serviceName
mobiletargeting
accountId
(your AWS account ID) accessKey
(your IAM access key ID) secretAccessKey
(your IAM secret access key) Europe (Ireland) endpoint
pinpoint.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
region
eu-west-1
serviceName
mobiletargeting
accountId
(your AWS account ID) accessKey
(your IAM access key ID) secretAccessKey
(your IAM secret access key) After you create these variables, the MANAGE ENVIRONMENTS window resembles the example shown in the following image.
When you finish, choose Save.
Important
The access keys shown in the preceding image are fictitious. Don't share your IAM access keys with others.
Postman includes features that permit you to share and export environments. If you use these features, make sure not to share your access key ID and secret access key with anybody who shouldn't have access to these credentials.
For more information, see IAM best practices in the IAM User Guide.
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(Optional) Repeat steps 1–4 for each additional environment that you want to create.
Tip
In Postman, you can create as many environments as you need. You can use environments in the following ways:
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Create a separate environment for every Region where you must test the Amazon Pinpoint API.
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Create environments that are associated with different AWS accounts.
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Create environments that use credentials that are associated with other user.
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When you finish creating environments, proceed to the next section.
In Postman, a collection is a group of API requests. Requests in a collection are typically united by a common purpose. In this section, you create a new collection that contains a request template for each operation in the Amazon Pinpoint API.
To create the Amazon Pinpoint collection
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In Postman, choose the more actions menu, choose File, then choose Import.
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On the Import window, choose Import From Link, and then enter the following URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/awsdocs/amazon-pinpoint-developer-guide/master/Amazon%20Pinpoint.postman_collection.json
. Choose Import. Postman imports the Amazon Pinpoint collection, which contains 120 example requests.
After you import the Amazon Pinpoint collection, we recommend that you perform a quick test to
verify that all of the components are properly configured. You can test your
configuration by submitting a GetApps
request. This request returns a list
of all of the projects that exist in your Amazon Pinpoint account in the current AWS Region.
This request doesn't require any additional configuration, so it's a good way to test
your configuration.
To test the configuration of the Amazon Pinpoint collection
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In the left navigation pane, select Collections, expand the Amazon Pinpoint collection, and then expand the Apps folder.
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In the list of requests, choose GetApps.
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Use the Environment selector to choose the environment that you created in Create Postman environments.
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Choose Send. If the request is sent successfully, the response pane shows a status of
200 OK
. You see a response that resembles the example in the following image.Note
If you don't have any projects created in the AWS Region then Amazon Pinpoint returns
{ "Item": [] }
.This response shows a list of all of the Amazon Pinpoint projects that exist in your account in the Region that you chose in step 3.
Troubleshooting
When you submit your request, you might see an error. See the following list for several common errors that you might encounter, and for steps that you can take to resolve them.
Error message | Problem | Resolution |
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There is no current value for the |
Use the environment selector to choose an environment. |
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Postman wasn't able to find the current value of your access key ID or secret access key. |
Choose the gear icon near the environment selector, and then
choose the current environment. Verify that the
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The IAM policy associated with your user doesn't include the appropriate permissions. |
Verify that your user has the permissions that are described in Create an IAM policy, and that you provided the correct credentials when you created the environment in Create Postman workspace. |
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