Testing multiple cases for a request

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#1

Hello,

Is there a way to test both 200 or 400 API status responses in the same test?

Let’s say you have a login endpoint that takes an email and a password. If the credentials are correct it returns 200, but if they aren’t it returns 400. This means the login endpoint’s body needs different data and I don’t know how to handle it in the same request (as in Postman).

So far I’ve created two requests with different bodies, but I think there might be a better approach.

What are the best options for this? To test multiple cases for a request?

#2

Hi @grrigore

You could feed data into a single request using a CSV file;

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#3

Hi @grrigore

Some Postman test scripts you can use for testing 200 :

pm.test("Status code is 200", function () {
    pm.response.to.have.status(200);
});

Some Postman test scripts you can use for testing 400 :

pm.test("Status code is 400", function () {
    pm.response.to.have.status(400);
});

Take a look at this blog for positive and negative testing : Unhappy path test cases to ensure proper input validation and error handling | Better Practices

Also if your just getting started you can check this out as well : Four Questions to Consider when Starting your API Testing Journey - DEV Community

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#4

Can you provide an example? Can one import data for every request or does it have to be a single .csv file?

#5

I would probably do a csv file with something like:

username,password,expectedResponse
test1,test1,PASS
test2,test2,FAIL

The username and password would be fed into the request and then I’d put some code in the test tab like;

let z = pm.iterationData.get('expectedResponse');

if (z == "PASS") {
    pm.test("Status code is 200", function () {
    pm.response.to.have.status(200);
    });
} else if (z == "FAIL") {
    pm.test("Status code is 400", function () {
    pm.response.to.have.status(400);
    });
}

Once set up, run in collection runner and check the outputs;

I left the 400 as a fail but if the credentials actually failed then the response would be the expected 400 code.

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#6

But do you need to pass a CSV for each request? How does it know what pm.iterationData is?

#7

Hi @grrigore

In my case whenever I want to test with different data in request body I generally run a loop and send them in the Pre-request script then run it.
But yes this is possible only if you have few sets of data as it is the case right now for you.
I’m giving a sample code for what I do.

pm.request.body.raw = ""
pm.request.body.formdata.clear()
pm.request.url.variables.clear()
#8

Have a look at the link I sent above, it explains how to work with CSV files.