# \#postmancli **URL:** https://community.postman.com/tag/postmancli/591.md [Latest](https://community.postman.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.postman.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.postman.com/tags.md) --- ## [Postman CLI treats skipped requests as failed](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-treats-skipped-requests-as-failed/90378)
**Author:** [@adam-cimoch-d8f487b0](https://community.postman.com/u/adam-cimoch-d8f487b0)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 9:22am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-treats-skipped-requests-as-failed/90378 "2026-05-19T09:22:55Z")
I would like to run my Postman tests in CI/CD with the ability to skip certain requests located in same collection/driectory. However Postman CLI treats requests with pm.execution.skipRequest(); as failed. Everything wor… --- ## [Postman CLI - ssl certificate not picked up](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-ssl-certificate-not-picked-up/89871)
**Author:** [@adam-cimoch-d8f487b0](https://community.postman.com/u/adam-cimoch-d8f487b0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-ssl-certificate-not-picked-up/89871 "2026-04-14T14:54:44Z")
I’m encountering an issue when trying to execute a Postman collection run via the CLI that requires SSL client certificates. While I’ve successfully configured and used these .pem certificate and key files (1cert.pem, 1… --- ## [Environment variables not picked up by ClI](https://community.postman.com/t/environment-variables-not-picked-up-by-cli/89867)
**Author:** [@adam-cimoch-d8f487b0](https://community.postman.com/u/adam-cimoch-d8f487b0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 11:46am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/environment-variables-not-picked-up-by-cli/89867 "2026-04-14T11:46:42Z")
I tried to run a Postman collection via CLI. From what I found on internet CLI works only with collections in workspace that are pushed to postman cloud, not locally? Am I correct? (Resolved) I had my environment variab… --- ## [Feature flags: HTTP 403](https://community.postman.com/t/feature-flags-http-403/89404)
**Author:** [@twoafas](https://community.postman.com/u/twoafas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/feature-flags-http-403/89404 "2026-03-25T18:22:04Z")
When running collections from the Postman CLI I recently started to run into a not known error. I have been using the Postman CLI for some time now and this has not yet occurred. I use the following commands: postman l… --- ## [Comments section in Collections -\> Runs](https://community.postman.com/t/comments-section-in-collections-runs/88695)
**Author:** [@jankuzman](https://community.postman.com/u/jankuzman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/comments-section-in-collections-runs/88695 "2026-02-25T05:22:10Z")
I am currently testing out all of the postman cli features and i came across the “comments” tab in the runs stored for each collection. My collection has a few different folders and each folder is a test scenario. When i… --- ## [JSON-reporter does not register pm.sendRequest with Postman CLI, while Newman CLI does](https://community.postman.com/t/json-reporter-does-not-register-pm-sendrequest-with-postman-cli-while-newman-cli-does/87902)
**Author:** [@twoafas](https://community.postman.com/u/twoafas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/json-reporter-does-not-register-pm-sendrequest-with-postman-cli-while-newman-cli-does/87902 "2026-01-13T15:35:18Z")
Hi there, I have been trying to switch to the Postman CLI recently, because of the outdated packages etc. etc. Now I do really need to keep the JSON-reporter from Newman for my own dashboarding purposes. Previously with… --- ## [Postman Cli returns "Error: self signed certificate in certificate chain"](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-returns-error-self-signed-certificate-in-certificate-chain/44429)
**Author:** [@niin](https://community.postman.com/u/niin)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-returns-error-self-signed-certificate-in-certificate-chain/44429 "2025-12-11T07:50:12Z")
Short version: API key is valid, Postman recognizes and uses PEM certificate, so why do I get a certificate error when trying to postman login --with-api-key? Long version: With the new limits on collection runs, I’ve… --- ## [How to use Postman CLI on Windows](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-use-postman-cli-on-windows/87005)
**Author:** [@drv0684](https://community.postman.com/u/drv0684)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-use-postman-cli-on-windows/87005 "2025-11-25T16:11:58Z")
My CLI will open for a millisecond then immediately close. Any suggestions? --- ## [Postman CLI - pm.response.json() - not working with bigger payloads?](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-pm-response-json-not-working-with-bigger-payloads/85598)
**Author:** [@cruxto](https://community.postman.com/u/cruxto)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 9:00am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-pm-response-json-not-working-with-bigger-payloads/85598 "2025-10-17T09:00:47Z")
Hi All. Has any else experienced the same issue as me I have a test in postman that, get the repsonse and converts it to JSON, but when I try to use the variable, it doesn’t exist on CLI, but does within Postman CLI … --- ## [Request work locally but fail in a GitLab pipeline using the Postman CLI](https://community.postman.com/t/request-work-locally-but-fail-in-a-gitlab-pipeline-using-the-postman-cli/85257)
**Author:** [@orbital-module-candi](https://community.postman.com/u/orbital-module-candi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/request-work-locally-but-fail-in-a-gitlab-pipeline-using-the-postman-cli/85257 "2025-10-03T18:39:49Z")
When a particular requests is run through the desktop app, individually or with the collection runner, it passes 100% of the time so far. This same request, when run through a gitlab pipeline using postman-cli consisten… --- ## [Postman CLI Reporting Support via Azure Pipelines](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-reporting-support-via-azure-pipelines/61571)
**Author:** [@allen888](https://community.postman.com/u/allen888)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-reporting-support-via-azure-pipelines/61571 "2025-08-18T14:38:33Z")
With Version 11 and the introduction of the Package Libraries we are very exicited to start using the Package Libraries. Currently we run \>7000 Requests (~40 Collections, located in 4 different Workspaces in Postman), t… --- ## [Can we have an option for skipping a field in the HTML Reports with postman CLI](https://community.postman.com/t/can-we-have-an-option-for-skipping-a-field-in-the-html-reports-with-postman-cli/80624)
**Author:** [@gurpreet05](https://community.postman.com/u/gurpreet05)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/can-we-have-an-option-for-skipping-a-field-in-the-html-reports-with-postman-cli/80624 "2025-06-01T23:33:18Z")
Like Newman HTMLExtra reporter has skipHeaders option to skip a header field (e:g a sensitive field like api key) in the HTML reports, can we have something like that in Postman CLI also. --- ## [Error: unable to get local issuer certificate- using Postman.exe](https://community.postman.com/t/error-unable-to-get-local-issuer-certificate-using-postman-exe/80656)
**Author:** [@makaleem1986](https://community.postman.com/u/makaleem1986)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/error-unable-to-get-local-issuer-certificate-using-postman-exe/80656 "2025-05-31T22:51:18Z")
I want to run my collection using postman.exe when running below command I get “unable to get local issuer certificate”. What does this mean? And how can I resolve it? I don’t have much information except postman.exe thr… --- ## [Unable to get local issuer certificate during postman login command](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-get-local-issuer-certificate-during-postman-login-command/40903)
**Author:** [@sglagolevmts](https://community.postman.com/u/sglagolevmts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-get-local-issuer-certificate-during-postman-login-command/40903 "2022-11-08T12:53:19Z")
I try to run my collection in postman cli. I have installed postman cli on my ubuntu laptop. After executing login command postman login --with-api-key PMAK-… I get error in console Error: unable to get local iss… --- ## [How can I create an HTML report using Postman CLI?](https://community.postman.com/t/how-can-i-create-an-html-report-using-postman-cli/61323)
**Author:** [@devang-ey](https://community.postman.com/u/devang-ey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 11:01am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-can-i-create-an-html-report-using-postman-cli/61323 "2025-02-27T11:01:51Z")
I am utilizing PostmanCLI for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes, and it refreshes the execution summary for every collection within the run section. Is there a method to create a unif… --- ## [Postman CLI custom HTML reports](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-custom-html-reports/75356)
**Author:** [@cruxto](https://community.postman.com/u/cruxto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-custom-html-reports/75356 "2025-02-19T12:56:56Z")
Hi All, I’m using the Postman CLI with the new HTML reporter which I love. What I would like to know, is there a way to add your own custom CSS to the reports to increase the width of the report for example and include… --- ## [Postman CLI - Auto refreshing tokens, supported?](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-auto-refreshing-tokens-supported/74077)
**Author:** [@cruxto](https://community.postman.com/u/cruxto)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-auto-refreshing-tokens-supported/74077 "2025-02-14T11:47:04Z")
Hi All, Just a quick question: Does the latest version of Postman CLI support the auto-refreshing tokens implemented in the Postman desktop client? I can see it’s working with the desktop client, but I see a 400 staus … --- ## [Postman CLI reporting](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-reporting/66763)
**Author:** [@technical-engineer16](https://community.postman.com/u/technical-engineer16)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-reporting/66763 "2025-01-31T17:13:09Z")
Hi, I have a question regarding CLI reporting. I recently started using it and, as I understand, the reports can only be viewed from within each collection. In my case, the job triggers multiple collections simultaneou… --- ## [Can we use different reporter with Postman CLI?](https://community.postman.com/t/can-we-use-different-reporter-with-postman-cli/42218)
**Author:** [@aakash.gupta](https://community.postman.com/u/aakash.gupta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/can-we-use-different-reporter-with-postman-cli/42218 "2025-01-31T16:58:03Z")
Newman can run my collections and output the result in various report formats. I have read postman cli documentation and nowhere reporters are mentioned. It seems postman cli only sends result to Postman app. I would lik… --- ## [Postman CLI - Error While Loading Package](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-error-while-loading-package/62508)
**Author:** [@andrewfreyman](https://community.postman.com/u/andrewfreyman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 11:52am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-error-while-loading-package/62508 "2024-07-01T11:52:11Z")
Attempting to use Postman CLI to run a collection which uses a package in a post-request script. Logged into CLI with API Key. Collection being referenced by ID. Environment being referenced by ID. Folders being referenc… --- ## [Unable to login to Postman CLI on macbook](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-login-to-postman-cli-on-macbook/62316)
**Author:** [@elferg](https://community.postman.com/u/elferg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/unable-to-login-to-postman-cli-on-macbook/62316 "2024-06-17T18:19:16Z")
Title: When attempting to login on the postman cli, I get an error Situation: I currently use newman to execute automations on the command line and am wanting to move to the postman cli in order to use more features… --- ## [Postman CLI: The specified file cannot be found](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-the-specified-file-cannot-be-found/61612)
**Author:** [@devang-ey](https://community.postman.com/u/devang-ey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-the-specified-file-cannot-be-found/61612 "2024-05-29T19:56:09Z")
I attempted to execute a file upload test using Postman CLI but encountered an error stating The specified file cannot be found. I followed the instructions from the Postman Answer documentation and tried to upload a… --- ## [Postman CLI logs in CICD](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-logs-in-cicd/60173)
**Author:** [@research-meteorologi](https://community.postman.com/u/research-meteorologi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2024, 11:39am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-logs-in-cicd/60173 "2024-05-07T11:39:47Z")
Why isn’t the final output in the CICD look like the one in my terminal? I’m running postman cli in my cd on azure agent on linux this one is in my mac terminal this one is from my cd in azure How can i make them l… --- ## [How to use Global variable using UID?](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-use-global-variable-using-uid/59304)
**Author:** [@devang-ey](https://community.postman.com/u/devang-ey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2024, 9:09am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/how-to-use-global-variable-using-uid/59304 "2024-03-28T09:09:49Z")
I am running my test collections using Postman Command Line Interface (CLI). I want to know how I can utilize the global variable by its Unique Identifier (UID), in the same way as I use environment and collection variab… --- ## [Postman cli and self-sign certificate](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-and-self-sign-certificate/58900)
**Author:** [@ddegey](https://community.postman.com/u/ddegey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-and-self-sign-certificate/58900 "2024-03-16T12:02:50Z")
Hello, I run a collection with postman cli and the -e /path/to/my/exported/env.json file Nothing is working, all tests failed and postman desktop reports “no environment” for each run. I tried setting the file path be… --- ## [Postman collection returns error when run in Postman CLI](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-collection-returns-error-when-run-in-postman-cli/58421)
**Author:** [@docking-module-par12](https://community.postman.com/u/docking-module-par12)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-collection-returns-error-when-run-in-postman-cli/58421 "2024-03-05T09:01:04Z")
When sending my request manually it runs correctly and all the test is Pass. But when I run the same with scheduled runs or CLI it shows error in the request- □ End to End API Testing / Create story issue type in new p… --- ## [Using multiple data files in Postman CLI tests](https://community.postman.com/t/using-multiple-data-files-in-postman-cli-tests/57420)
**Author:** [@ngrayton](https://community.postman.com/u/ngrayton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/using-multiple-data-files-in-postman-cli-tests/57420 "2024-02-07T14:10:16Z")
Hi, We are trying to increase our usage of Postman for API testing, and as part of this we are coming up against some difficulties, which I was hoping you would be able to help us with, and give us some advice on the be… --- ## [Need to run a few collections simultaneously](https://community.postman.com/t/need-to-run-a-few-collections-simultaneously/57399)
**Author:** [@technical-engineer16](https://community.postman.com/u/technical-engineer16)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/need-to-run-a-few-collections-simultaneously/57399 "2024-02-07T13:56:24Z")
hi, I create an infrastructure with reusable scripts, so all my scripts are stored in a collection called Library. I created environment variables I am using a collection of variables for a test run And globals are … --- ## [Postman CLI doesn't use authentication](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-doesnt-use-authentication/48314)
**Author:** [@Noceo](https://community.postman.com/u/Noceo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/postman-cli-doesnt-use-authentication/48314 "2023-12-04T09:45:42Z")
I have made a collection, to which I’ve added a handful of tests. I have set up authorization (OAuth 2.0) on the collection itself and enabled “Auto-refresh token”. When I run the collection with the Runner in the Postm… --- ## [Editing Environmental variables while using Postman CLI](https://community.postman.com/t/editing-environmental-variables-while-using-postman-cli/53080)
**Author:** [@nategerman](https://community.postman.com/u/nategerman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.postman.com/t/editing-environmental-variables-while-using-postman-cli/53080 "2023-10-16T20:48:55Z")
I have been looking for clarification as to if you can update an environmental variable from a pre-script or test script of a request when running the collection via Postman CLI. There is clear documentation for accessin… [Next page](https://community.postman.com/tag/postmancli/591.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=postmancli)