install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install newman

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#newman

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/newman/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Command-line collection runner for Postman

Project links

Commands and aliases

newman

history

Project history and usage

Newman is Postman's command-line collection runner. It turns Postman collections into repeatable CLI, CI, Docker, and Node.js library workflows, making Postman tests usable outside the desktop app.

Project history

The npm package was created on 2014-04-29 and had 172 published versions with latest 6.2.2 when researched on 2026-07-01. GitHub's release feed shows v6.0.0 on 2023-09-14, v6.2.0 on 2024-08-16, v6.2.1 on 2024-08-20, and v6.2.2 on 2026-01-16. The repository and docs are maintained under postmanlabs.

Adoption history

Newman is the largest-adoption package in this batch by a wide margin. npm reported 37,462,167 downloads for the year ending 2026-06-28, reflecting its role as the standard way to run Postman collections in automated environments. Homebrew adoption is smaller because many users install via npm or Docker, but Homebrew still reported 2,541 install-on-request events over 365 days.

How it is used

The normal workflow is `newman run <collection>`, optionally with environment files, globals, iteration data, folder selection, timeouts, reporters, export flags, and SSL/proxy settings. The README and Postman docs also describe using Newman as a Node.js module and running collections fetched from the Postman API.

In CI, package nerds use Newman to keep API smoke tests and contract-ish Postman collections under version control, emit JUnit/JSON/HTML reports, fail builds on request/test failures, and integrate community reporters such as htmlextra, CSV, Allure, statsd, Confluence, or InfluxDB.

Why package nerds care

Newman is significant because it made Postman collections portable. Instead of keeping API checks trapped in a GUI workspace, teams can run the same collection in GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Docker, local scripts, or a Node process.

Timeline

2014-04-29: npm registry shows the newman package creation date.
2023-09-14: GitHub release feed shows v6.0.0.
2024-08-16: GitHub release feed shows v6.2.0.
2026-01-16: GitHub release feed shows v6.2.2.
2026-06-28: npm download endpoint reported 37,462,167 downloads for the previous year.
2026-07-01: Homebrew formula API reported stable 6.2.2 and 2,541 install-on-request events over 365 days.

Related projects

Postman collections, environments, and the Postman API are the main ecosystem inputs.
Community reporter packages using the `newman-reporter-*` naming pattern extend output for CI dashboards and reporting tools.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`newman`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version6.2.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.getpostman.com

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.getpostman.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:newman
Version	6.2.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/newman
Homepage	https://www.getpostman.com
Repository	https://github.com/postmanlabs/newman
Upstream docs	https://github.com/postmanlabs/newman#readme
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://registry.npmjs.org/newman/-/newman-6.2.2.tgz
Dependencies	node
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	newman
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

newman

nix profile install nixpkgs#newman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Newman

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/newman/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/newman.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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