Turn social API collections into shareable specifications
When a social collection has become a dependable source of truth, a generated specification can make its shape easier to share and maintain.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Generate Spec from Collection
Tool to generate an API specification from a Postman collection. Use when you need to create an OpenAPI 3.0 specification from an existing collection. The operation is asynchronous and returns a task ID and polling URL to check the generation status.
Why this helps
Useful request knowledge can stay trapped in a collection that is difficult for other people or processes to consume.
- Create a specification from a maintained collection.
- Make API structure easier to share with teammates.
- Reduce repeated explanations of an established request set.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Just One API and Postman to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation with one instruction identifying the maintained social collection and asking Notis to generate an API specification for it.
- 3Choose a recurring schedule and a channel for run reports.
- 4Test with one real collection and review the asynchronous generation result.
Questions about this workflow
Will the generated spec always reflect the live endpoint?
It is generated from the collection, so review it against current endpoint behavior before treating it as authoritative.
How do I know when generation is finished?
Postman returns an asynchronous task to track; verify task completion and inspect the resulting specification.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Just One API to Postman. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Just One API triggers
Postman actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Create a Collection
Tool to create a new Postman collection in a specific workspace or the default workspace. Use when you need to create a collection with workspace specification. For complete collection format details, refer to the Postman Collection Format documentation.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create a Collection Comment
Tool to create a comment on an API's collection. Use when you need to add a comment to a specific collection within an API. To create a reply on an existing comment, include the thread_id in the request.
Create Collection from Schema
Tool to create a collection from a schema and link it to an API with specified relations. Note: This endpoint is deprecated in Postman v10 and higher. Use when you need to generate a collection from an API schema and establish relations like contract tests or documentation.
Create a Folder
Tool to create a folder in a Postman collection. Use when you need to organize requests by creating a new folder within a collection. For complete details, see the Postman Collection Format documentation.
Create a Folder Comment
Tool to create a comment on a folder. Use when you need to add a comment to a specific folder in a collection.
Create a Fork
Tool to create a fork from an existing collection into a workspace. Use when you need to fork a collection to create an independent copy in a specific workspace.
Create Environment Fork
Tool to create a fork from an existing environment into a workspace. Use when you need to fork an environment to a specified workspace.
Create a Mock Server
Tool to create a new mock server in a Postman collection. Use when you need to create a mock server to simulate API endpoints for testing or development. Returns the created mock server's details including the mockUrl which can be used to make requests.
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