github-api-test

• A demo that lists the Civic Tech Projects.

• Uses the GitHub APIs to get the repositories and filters them by topics.

Testing the Demo

• Access the deployed website

Using Postman to view the GitHub API enpoints consumed

Download Postman

1. Get the Postman API Platform

   • Download Postman Application for your system https://www.postman.com/downloads/

2. Import the postman collection

   

   • Click on Choose Files and put the github-api-test-postman-collection.json

   • Edit/Regenerate OR Create a personal access token for authentication

   • From the collection, choose GitHub API Authenticate request

   • Navigate to autherization tab

   

   * username: your-github-username 
   * password: your-personal-access-token
   

   • Click on the send button and see the JSON data response from the server in the lower pane.
   • Follow similar steps for rest of the requests inside the collection imported.