Postman: How to check whether the field is returning null in the Postman automation

Question

I have tried with !== null, but it is returning PASS even when the field is returning 0 or empty string.

Beichner

Answer 1

This works as of Mar-2019:

pm.test("Check if value is null", function() {
  var jsonData = pm.response.json();
  pm.expect(jsonData.<yourField>).not.eq(undefined);
});

Bradski

.is.not.undefined also works. If you really care about null as well, use is.not.oneOf([null, undefined]). – Vilayet

This is the 5th version of this that I've had to look for (no exaggeration). Works for a couple of weeks, then stops. These solutions don't work for me. Neither does .to.eql(null) which is what I had before googling it, which is no longer working for me as of today. – Kuehnel

Answer 2

Did you try

pm.expect(response.your_field).to.eql(null);

?

Expensive

OP asked for Not equal – Interfere

Answer 3

If you are checking the Id of the first item returned in a list, you could use not.equal(null):

pm.expect(pm.response.json().value[0].Id).not.equal(null);

Note that the word "equal" is fully spelled out, although the shortened "eql" does work.

Astronaut

Not sure if .to is redundant, but that is whate I use. – Kussell

Good answer, easily checks non null for json element. – Estrade

Answer 4

try this one:

pm.test("your-value is not null", function () {
var jsonData = pm.response.json();
pm.expect(jsonData.your_value).not.eql(null);
});

Dispel

Answer 5

Postman doesn't reference non-existent paths as null, but as undefined.

pm.expect(JsonResponse.FAKE.PATH).not.eql(undefined);

This test should fail, as this fake json path is actually undefined.

Phillida

Answer 6

I faced similar issue. But checking it in following way worked for me

tests["Item is not null"] = 
    jsonData.item !== undefined;

Dialogize

Answer 7

You can access response json like :

    var json = JSON.parse(responseBody);
    var yourVAr = json.yourVar
    if(yourVar == null){
        //your var is null here
    }

Bugle

Answer 8

I have done similar, this is one part of the code and its works well Check this code

var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);

for(i=0; i<jsonData.data.length; i++){
tests["due date is between given date range"] = jsonData.data[i].duedate < environment.Cenddate && jsonData.data[i].duedate > environment.Cstartdate;

tests["response body has department name"] = jsonData.data[i].department.name !== null;

}

Eckmann

Answer 9

How about:

var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);

tests["Item is not null"] = 
    jsonData.item !== null && 
    jsonData.item !== ' ' && 
    jsonData.item !== 0;

Trainload

Answer 10

You gotta place the + [i] after the function you gonna validate on the tests[] so only it will return valid statements on each array. For example,

function checkIsNull() {
    var items = json.data.pois.items
    var PlaceIdIsNull = true;
    var subTypeExtraIsNull = true;
    var websiteIsNull = true;

    for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
    if (items[i].placeId !== null) {
        PlaceIdIsNull = false;
    }
    if (items[i].subTypeExtra !== null) {
        subTypeExtraIsNull = false;
    }
    if (items[i].website === null) {
        websiteIsNull = false;
        tests['website is null only happened on these arrays' + [i]] = true;
        }
        tests['Place ID is null '] = PlaceIdIsNull
        tests['subTypeExtra is null '] = subTypeExtraIsNull
}
}
       checkIsNull();

Result:

---

PASS Place ID is null

PASS subTypeExtra is null

Icelander

Answer 11

Try this:

let jsonData = pm.response.json();

pm.expect(jsonData["yourfield"]).to.eq(null);

Spermatozoon

Answer 12

This works as at Sept.19, 2022

     pm.test("Check that response body is not null", ()=>{
   pm.response.to.be.have.body
    })

Histogen