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"Could not get any response" response when using postman with subdomain

I am using postman to test an API I have, all is good when the request does not contain sub-domain, however when I add a sub-domain to URL I am getting this response.

Could not get any response

There was an error connecting to http://subdomain.localhost:port/api/

Why this might have happened:

The server couldn't send a response:Ensure that the backend is working properly

Self-signed SSL certificates are being blocked:Fix this by turning off 'SSL certificate verification' in Settings > General

Proxy configured incorrectly Ensure that proxy is configured correctly in Settings > Proxy

Request timeout:Change request timeout in Settings > General

If I copy the same URL from postman and paste it into the browser I get a proper response, is there some kind of configurations I should do to make postman work with sub-domains?

Solution

  • First Go to Settings in Postman:

    1. Off the SSL certificate verification in General Tab:

    1. Off the Global Proxy Configuration and Use System Proxy in Proxy Tab:

    1. Make Request Timeout to 0 (Zero)

    Configure Apache:

    If the above changes resulted in a 404 response, then continue reading ;-)

    Users that host their site locally (like with XAMP and/or WAMP), may be able to visit their virtual sites using https:// prefixed address, but it's a lie, and to really enable SSL (for each virtual-site), configure Apache like:

    • Open httpd-vhosts.conf file (from Apache's conf/extras directory), in your preferred text editor.

    • Change the virtual site's settings, into something like:

    <VirtualHost *:80 *:443>
    ServerName my-site.local
    ServerAlias *.my-site.local
    DocumentRoot "C:\xampp\htdocs\my-project\public"

    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile "path/to/my-generated.cert"
    SSLCertificateKeyFile "path/to/my-generated.key"

    SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"

    <Directory "C:\xampp\htdocs\my-project\public">
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks
        AllowOverride All
        Order allow, deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

    But of course, generate a dummy-SSL-certificate, and change all file paths, like from "path/to/my-generated.cert" into real file addresses.

    • Finally, test by visiting the local site in the browser, but using http:// (without S) prefixed address; Apache should now give error like:
    Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Reason: You're speaking plain HTTP to an SSL-enabled server port.
Instead use the HTTPS scheme to access this URL, please.