How can I access Request object in PostMan

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As title, How can I access Request object in PostMan ? Is it possible to create a testcase like this

tests["Response content restaurant Id : ", req.body.restaurantId] = responseBody.has(req.body.restaurantId);

score 61 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '15 at 11:42

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After doing some research in Postman Sandbox

I finally found the answer for myself.

var reqBody = JSON.parse(request.data);
var resBody = JSON.parse(responseBody)
tests["Data"] = reqBody.restaurantId === resBody.restaurantId;

answered Nov 25 '15 at 11:42

Trung

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var reqBody = request.data; works for me - with JSON.parse() I got an error – o.z Jul 24 '18 at 12:20
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It depends on whether you're using the form-data or the raw JSON body to make the request @o.z. In case you never figured it out (I realize it has been some time). – Kreidol Apr 03 '23 at 23:40

Harald Nordgren · Answer 2 · 2019-11-12T18:30:25.570

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If you are doing it from a test script this is the syntax:

pm.test("Update env", function () {
    var req = JSON.parse(pm.request.body.raw);
    pm.environment.set("restaurantId", req.restaurantId);

    var resp = pm.response.json();
    pm.environment.set("restaurantId", resp.restaurantId);
});

edited Nov 12 '19 at 18:30

answered Oct 28 '19 at 10:37

Harald Nordgren

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JSON.parse(pm.request.body.raw); worked for me with postman v7.35 – tom redfern Nov 09 '20 at 19:15

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 19 '19 at 21:04

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//this works for form-data:
var reqBody = request.data;
//this works for raw:
var reqBody = JSON.parse(request.data);

answered Sep 19 '19 at 21:04

A.te

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 07 '19 at 19:31

for application/json request body, you would use the answer provided by Trung. However, for the form data, you need to simply access the body using request.data and then you can get your variables directly, like request.data.email or request.data.password

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 27 '23 at 16:47

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This seems to work in latest Postman version (Thanks to tom redfern comment) ->

JSON.parse(pm.request.body.raw);

answered Jan 27 '23 at 16:47

Vidhya

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How can I access Request object in PostMan

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