How can I access Request object in PostMan

Question

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);

Bagwell

Answer 1

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;

Bagwell

var reqBody = request.data; works for me - with JSON.parse() I got an error – Zenda

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). – Reisch

Answer 2

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);
});

Longterm

JSON.parse(pm.request.body.raw); worked for me with postman v7.35 – Nearly

Answer 3

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

Lase

Answer 4

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

Essence

Answer 5

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

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

Counterman

Answer 6

Because I was using the body as a template, using JSON.parse directly on pm.request.body.raw, wasn't working for me.

Using pm.variables.replaceIn() to resolve pm.request.body.raw did.

const body = JSON.parse( pm.variables.replaceIn(pm.request.body.raw))

Link: https://community.postman.com/t/accessing-request-data-with-filled-body-parameters-in-pre-request-script/9554/4

Cochabamba