https://learning.postman.com/docs/postman/launching-postman/...
So then, if you create a postman account so that you can sync data between different computers you use, it will do exactly that, including request and response history.
If you don't create a postman account it doesn't do that.
They are NOT collecting your payloads unless you ask them to, and they are NOT doing it secretly as might be implied by the phrasing OP used with "they admitted".
It's also worth mentioning it sounds like Insomnia has the exact same feature: https://support.insomnia.rest/category/31-cloud-account
I had a feeling of a twist just because initially I found https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203815791-W... which gave me impression that they do not collect payload under any circumstances.
I would hope that they add a clarification in that page because if I did not contact them then I would not have know about the sync feature and also would not have thought anything about GDPR issue. This is just a reminder note, not saying that Postman is hiding about it.
It sounds like they have moved some stuff around recently too, because you can no longer disable sync: https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203492852-H...
So I guess the story here is: if you use postman for anything sensitive don't use an account as well, as the sync feature can no longer be disabled.
It's also worth pointing out that AFAICT Insomnia's equivalent feature may be more secure though I haven't dug into it: it sounds like all that data is encrypted by the client and not recoverable by the Insomnia team if you lose your password.
As would their help center: https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203815791-W...
Not saying that negates what you are saying, but some proof would be useful, as it is a pretty serious claim.
Thank you for writing in. Sure - If you do not create an account or use Postman without signing in then we will not collect any of the data. We will only store the actual requests that are sent when the user signs into the application. That said - the data is encrypted in rest and in transit using industry best standard encryption algorithms. Hope this clarifies!
https://www.postman.com/licenses/privacy/
Under "Information you provide to us": Content you provide through our products: The Services include the Postman products you use, where we collect and store content that you post, send, receive and share. This content includes any information about you that you may choose to include: we collect feedback you provide directly to us through the product and we collect clickstream data about how you interact with and use features in the Services.
> We will only store the actual requests that are sent when the user signs into the application.
It seems obvious to me that they are talking about your request that results from you logging into your postman account, that's why they say:
> If you do not create an account or use Postman without signing in then we will not collect any of the data
They are NOT saying "we record every REST request you generate from postman and send it to our servers".
https://learning.postman.com/docs/postman/launching-postman/...
So what actually is going on then, is that postman has a feature that you don't have to use, that you know about, that you know requires it stores request / response data, and it is doing just that.
https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203815791-W...
"Postman does not track any content of your requests/responses."
That post was 2 years ago, so it's probably outdated.
I suspect it only sends data to them server if you are logged in so you can use the functionality such as "sync between devices", which kind of makes sense.
I don't use Postman, but it's the default name in this space, and if they were actually keeping and collecting all requests passed through it that would kill it as a product instantly.
When I first try to find information about it, I did a search and found this: https://support.getpostman.com/hc/en-us/articles/203815791-W...
Later I found out that they have a sync feature, so it is probably why they need to collect and store request data if you're signed in. This is just a reminder for those who are unaware about it, not saying that Postman is hiding anything about it.
https://learning.postman.com/docs/postman/launching-postman/...
I’m not sure if it has all the team/cloud sync stuff but for individual use it’s great!