Create Environment

POST https://api.getpostman.com/environments

A sample body is added to the request that conforms to the following JSON schema:

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "environment": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
              "type": "string",
              "maxLength": 254,
              "minLength": 1
            },
        "values": {
          "type": "array",
          "maxItems": 100,
          "additionalItems": false,
          "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "key": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "maxLength": 254
                  "minLength": 1
                },
                "value": { "type": "string" },
                "enabled": { "type": "boolean" }
              },
              "required": ["key", "value"]
            }
        }
      },
      "required": ["name"]
    }
  },
  "required": ["environment"]
}

On successful creation of the environment, the API returns the environment name and id.

You can also specify the context of a workspace to create an environment in directly by passing the workspace as a query param.

Requires API Key as X-Api-Key request header or apikey URL query parameter.

Request Body

{"environment"=>{"name"=>"Sample Environment Name (required)", "values"=>[{"key"=>"variable_name_1", "value"=>"The value of the variable"}, {"key"=>"variable_name_2", "value"=>""}]}}

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
Content-Typestring

RESPONSES

status: OK

{"environment":{"id":"f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a","name":"Sample Environment Name (required)","uid":"5665-f158266e-306b-4702-a2b9-e4ede7878b7a"}}