Use this tag for issues with pre-request scripts in postman, use the "postman" tag for general issues
Questions tagged [postman-pre-request-script]
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Setting DateStart and DateEnd variables in Postman to represent 'yesterday'
I am trying to make an API call in Postman where I have to pass DateStart and DateEnd parameters. The date should be in the format yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.
I tried the below but won't it just subtract 1 day from the current timestamp.
var moment =…

Gowri Mohan
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Postman JSON Schema Validation fails, if an Object.prototype function declared prior to the validation
I have a schema validation test in my postman collection, which validates if the response adhere to the schema. This is how I do it.
var schema =
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties":…

neo_er
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Replace all the id values with another set of ids in a body request in Javascript
I have one response and I have one request:
Response
{
"questions": [
{
"id": 75930,
"drmsCaseId": 236,
"questionId": 32,
"answer": "",
"questionGroup": {
"key": "KYC",
"value": "Know Your Client…
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Pre test to automate the access token in Postman
I tried to automate my postman test. In first test I should get access token to execute the API call.
So I write pre test below. But I am getting 'There was an error in evaluating the Pre-request Script:Error: No data, empty input at 1:1 ^'. I tried…

Testtest
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Conditioned next post cmd according to response variable
with get, I am trying to get location status from the machine by CMDs from the postman. I am sending commands for transport to defined locations. These locations have some status. This status I can get…

Jozef Michališín
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How to send a POST request (registration) in Postman using pre-request script
I'm trying to create a new user using a pre-request script to be able to use a PUT request to edit user profile settings independently from other requests.
So I'm setting a token from the response to my env variable to use it in the header for the…

Yurii Parfinenko
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Postman. Getting "JSONError: No data" after sending Cognito token pre-request
let tokenUrl = 'https://my.url/oauth2/token';
let scope = 'pets/read pets/updage petId/read'
let getTokenRequest = {
method: 'POST',
url: tokenUrl,
header: {
'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
…

Maks Hrech
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Disable Postman SSL certificate verification with script
TL;DR I have two questions.
Is the SSL verification setting, either global or request level, available to the Postman scripting sandbox?
Where is it and how to I access its value (globals.get, variables.get, etc)?
I'm writing a Go/Gin based API…

drognisep
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Postman test - error parsing JSON request with variables
My request body looks like this
"pulic_token" variable is ready defined.
My pre-request test looks like this:
pm.test("Public token is correct", () => {
const req = JSON.parse(request.data);
…

ericn
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How to add file in an pre-request script using form data on Postman
I am trying to create a request in the pre-request script using in the form-data and in the body i would like to upload a pdf file from my working directory.
I used the following script and the file is not attached in my script.
Can you please help…

Antonia Frixou
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Postman: How to set authorization type for specific environment?
In Postman I have the following configuration:
I have Basic Auth permission for my collection.
I have an Admin User environment. In this environment I have username and password.
When I run my requests, the Admin user logs in and the request is…

Hippolyte BRINGER
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Execute a request a given number of times (postman)
Related to:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36157105/postman-how-to-make-multiple-requests-at-the-same-time#:~:text=Just%20create%20a%20runner%20with,to%20bring%20up%20multiple%20instances.
but I need to make the same request a given number of…

Sebi
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Postman collection runner does not apply data to requests
This sounds basic but I have no clue what postman is doing; my setup is as follows:
input file:
[
{
"url": "http://localhost:3000/gadgets/",
"gadget_id": "8f338a25-c52a-4c47-9d5f-69a6c48c24f2",
"user_id": ""
},
{
"url":…

Sebi
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How to grab variable from one API that is within a nested Array response body?
How to grab the contentID and content title add it within an array and have it used in the URL of API 2
if i use the code below for section title and sectionid it is working because it is not in an nested array but for the contentid and contenttitle…

shahbaz
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Looping my data file in postman runner, can I schedule individual request from runner itself?
I am running a collection runner in a loop with data file. I have to make a hit to three apis consecutively but When the third api runs, I need to schedule another api with same request after 15 mins. How can I do this with postman?
P.S= I want to…

shivani premi
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