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Download and Install Postman and Fiddler — Complete Guide
Download and Install Postman and Fiddler — Complete Guide: free step-by-step lesson with examples, common mistakes, and interview tips — part of ASP.NET Core Web API Tutorial on Toolliyo Academy.
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Download and Install Postman and Fiddler
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Beginner · 1 — Setup & foundations · ~6 min · Module 1: Introduction and Environment Setup
What is this?
Download and Install Postman and Fiddler prepares your machine for ShopNest.API development — SDK, IDE, database tools, and API testing clients.
Why should you care?
Skipping setup causes mysterious build errors later. One afternoon here saves weeks of frustration.
See it live — copy this example
Create a Web API (dotnet new webapi), paste the example, run dotnet run, test in Swagger.
dotnet --version
# Install from https://dotnet.microsoft.com
# SQL Server + SSMS for EF Core lessons
Run Example »
This lesson uses terminal or setup steps. Run commands on your computer — the live editor appears on coding lessons.
What happened?
- Match versions: use LTS .NET SDK, SQL Server Developer edition, and latest Postman for local testing.
- Follow the practice steps below on ShopNest.API — typing code yourself is the fastest way to learn.
Try it yourself
- Read what Download and Install Postman and Fiddler means for ShopNest.API.
- Type the example — do not only copy-paste.
- Test in Swagger or Postman.
- Change a route URL or DTO property and save — test again in Swagger or curl.
- Return the wrong status code on purpose (404 instead of 200) and see what the client shows.
Remember
You understand Download and Install Postman and Fiddler in plain language. You traced or ran working C# in ShopNest.API. Move on when you can teach this topic to a friend.