Postman Interceptor

Postman Interceptor

Sends requests fired through the Postman chrome app.

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What is Postman Interceptor?

Postman Interceptor is a popular Chrome extension by postman.com. This extension has 774,392 weekly active users, a good user rating of 4.37, and is most similar to PostWoman Http Test and Talend API Tester - Free Edition. The latest version, 1.1.2, was updated 2 years ago.

Stats
Stats date:
Version: 1.1.2 (Last updated: 2021-03-07)
Creation date: 2020-06-18
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • webRequest
  • nativeMessaging
  • storage
  • webRequestBlocking
  • cookies
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • contextMenus
Size: 218.11K
Email: Click to see
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

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Summary
Postman Interceptor helps you send requests which use browser cookies through the Postman app. 
It can also send headers which are normally restricted by Chrome but are critical for testing APIs. The Interceptor makes this process painless. Something that would have required a proxy earlier can now be achieved without any installation steps or extra configuration.
User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Helpful for API debugging
  • Life saver for .NET forms auth
Cons
  • Poor and outdated documentation
  • Confusing to use
  • Requires installation of separate application
  • Does not work for some users
Most mentioned
  • Does not work
  • Disconnected message
  • Requires separate app installation
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Safety
Risk impact

Postman Interceptor requires a number of risky permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Postman Interceptor if you trust the publisher.

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypass your security settings, and access your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Risk likelihood

Postman Interceptor has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Chrome extension may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Chrome extension reputation on Chrome Web Store, the amount of time the Chrome extension has been around, and other signals about the Chrome extension. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Chrome extension, especially ones with higher risk impact and/or higher risk likelihood.

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