Postman Collection Run does not pause for setTimeout calls

Question

I put a simple setTimeout(function(), 10000) call in the Tests section of a request.

Works fine when I run the step by itself.

When I do a Collection Run, the step just gets executed and Postman moves on without pausing.

Is this by design?

I'd rather not have to put a delay of X seconds for every step.

Rauwolfia

Answer 1

it works as expected , check the console to see when was the request send

make sure request is saved:

THe orange indication shows that it is unsaved , you have to save it

use the below command in pre-request script.

  let moment = require("moment")
  console.log("before:", moment())

  setTimeout(function () { console.log("after:", moment()) }, 10000)

and check in console:

Centrifugal

I can check the console, but I assure you that even without doing that, when I set the timeout to 20 seconds, the step runs in less than one second. The timeout only has an effect when I run the step by itself, but not in a collection-run. – Rauwolfia

@Rauwolfia no it sends the request only after 20 second – Centrifugal

make sure you have saved the request – Centrifugal

I found my typo. Exactly as you said. Thank you! – Rauwolfia