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Publish Postman docs without leaking secrets
For API teams who want Postman collection documentation published or unpublished by their AI assistant, with checks for secrets and broken links first.
On this page
Connector
Connect Postman, pick your AI tool and paste the prompt.
The problem
Published docs that leak secrets
Publishing a collection's documentation makes it public, and published docs can show example values, including tokens left in the environments the collection runs with. Unpublishing breaks the public link for every partner who relies on it.
Without PopdockAI
- Publish without checking environment variables
- Leak a token in an example value
- Unpublish without warning partners
- Forget to tell collaborators what changed
With PopdockAI
- Monitor environments are scanned for secret-like keys before publishing
- A fork is flagged before its docs go public
- A broken link warning comes before unpublishing
- Only the action you asked for runs, once, after you confirm
The prompt
Use this prompt
Copy it into any AI tool connected to PopdockAI. Swap the values in braces for your own.
**Objective:** `{action}` (publish or unpublish; no default, ask if empty) the public documentation for collection `{collection-name}`.
**Step 1: Resolve the collection**
Call `postman-get-collections` with `name` = `{collection-name}` (fall back to `name.contains`). If more than one matches, list name, owner, public and updated-at and ask which. Keep collection-id, collection-uid, public and owner.
**Step 2: Pre-flight checks for publish**
* Find the environments its monitors use: call `postman-get-monitors` with `collection-uid`, match each monitor's environment-uid to an environment-id with `postman-get-environments`, then call `postman-get-environment-variables` with that `environment-id`. If any enabled variable has a secret-like key (token, secret, password, apikey, auth, credential), warn that published docs can show example values and ask the user to confirm the collection holds no hard-coded secrets.
* If the collection is a fork (forked-from-collection-id set), warn that docs are normally published from the parent.
**Step 3: Pre-flight checks for unpublish**
Warn that the public documentation URL will stop working for anyone who has it, including external customers or partners.
**Step 4: Confirm, then act**
Show the collection, the action and the warnings. After a clear yes, call `postman-publish-collection-docs` (for publish) or `postman-unpublish-collection-docs` (for unpublish) once, with `collection-id`.
**Step 5: Report**
Confirm what was done. Optionally offer to leave a note for collaborators; if the user agrees, call `postman-add-collection-comment` once with `collection-uid` and the note text.
**Rules & Guidelines:**
* Call only the tool that matches `{action}`. Never call both.
* Never publish without the user confirming the secrets check.
**Validation:**
* If `{action}` is not publish or unpublish, ask which and stop.
* If the collection cannot be found, list close matches and stop.Who it's for
One answer, three teams that use it
API product managers
Publish docs with confidence
Secret-like variables are flagged before the docs go public, so nothing sensitive leaks.
Publish the docs for the Partner Orders API collection in Postman.
Developer relations
Retire docs without surprises
You are warned that the public link will break before docs are taken down.
Unpublish the docs for the Legacy Billing API collection and leave a note for collaborators.
Security engineers
Check for tokens before release
Environment variables used by the collection's monitors are scanned for tokens, passwords and keys.
Check the Public Catalog API collection for secrets before we publish its docs.
How it works
What PopdockAI does when you ask
You name the collection and say publish or unpublish, and your AI assistant checks the risks first. You approve the action, and it can leave a note for collaborators.
01
Ask
You name the collection and say publish or unpublish.
02
Check
It scans monitor environments for secret-like keys or warns about broken links.
03
Confirm
You see the warnings and approve the action.
04
Act
It publishes or unpublishes once, with an optional note to collaborators.
What PopdockAI provides
The tools behind the answer
Ready made tools for Postman and one secure connection to your AI tool. No code, no exports.
postman-get-collections
postman-get-monitors
postman-get-environments
postman-get-environment-variables
postman-publish-collection-docs
postman-unpublish-collection-docs
postman-add-collection-comment
This report is built from Get data tools only. PopdockAI applies the row, field and parameter rules your admin sets, and every query is written to the audit trail.
The outcome
Public docs without leaked secrets or surprises
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