About Native Git | Postman Docs

Use the Postman desktop app to access the Git-connected experience.

With Postman’s file system support, Native Git lets you develop APIs in a local Git repository and sync them to Postman Cloud only when the work is ready to share.

When a coding agent makes API changes, work in the local Git repository and use Git to review and commit them. Sync changes to Postman Cloud when they’re ready to share.

In Local View, your collections, environments, specs, and project files live alongside your code. In Cloud View, they’re the shared version teams can review and rely on. Use Local View to edit files alongside code, then push those changes to Cloud View. Changes made in Cloud View can be pulled back into Local View.

Use Native Git end to end: organize your project, develop locally, sync local and cloud elements, and automate pushes to Postman Cloud when changes reach your team’s integration branch.

Get started with Native Git

Set up Native Git

Choose a workspace structure for a single-service repo or monorepo, and check local collection files for issues.

Develop locally

Edit API resources in Local View on a feature branch, then commit and push your changes through Git.

Automate with CI/CD

Use Postman CLI in a CI/CD pipeline to push changes to Postman Cloud when they reach your integration branch.

Sync local and cloud elements

Complete the end-to-end Native Git workflow by creating workspaces, generating API artifacts, and pushing or pulling resources between local and cloud views.