I have defined some variables. Now I would like them to be automatically present in a new request.
For example, I would like the variable Auth_Token to be automatically present in
as a bearer token in Authorization when I create a new request, just like the url.
For illustration:
Is there a way to implement this? I haven't found anything yet.
Different ways to do it
Just duplicate that request by clicking it and press ctrl+D - RECOMMENDED (make sure you save the source request before doing it )
Else provide authentication in collection level - RECOMMENED
Set url from pre request script in collection level - NOT RECOMMENDED as it causes confusion in long run.
pm.request.url ="{{url}}"
pm.variables.set("url","https://www.google.com")
console.log(pm.request)
You can Manage Environments to declare many Variables
after set some variables you can select your related variables from the drop down at the top right of the post man window.
and you can send your request to your selected server.
Related
When making an API endpoint in Django Rest Framework for example, why would I ever use URL parameters to receive data rather than just putting everything in the request data?
I don't get the difference between the two.
Putting some query data in the URL allows the URL to store the "state" of your web application.
For example a state can be "I queried how do I make cheese on stackoverflow", and the URL would be https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=how+do+make+cheese.
This allows the web app to interact as expected with browser tools like Refresh, Go Back, etc. Without the state stored in the URL, refreshing the page might just take you back to the homepage, instead of showing you the same query results (the expected behaviour).
Additionally, you can copy & paste the URL. When someone clicks on it, they will be taken directly to that specific state.
On the other hand, you shouldn't use the URL to store/send sensitive data (as it can easily be seen, use the body instead), and you should make sure reloading an "action" URL won't execute the action again (like paying for a product twice!).
The URL parameters and body parameters server different purpose. The REST API grammar says
GET Method is used when you want to retrieve data back and don't want to update any of the record in system. The GET method will not pass body parameter and hence whatever filter parameters passed to API will be through URL parameters.
POST/PUT Method is used whenever you want to update your database. The value could be single parameter or even no input but you have to use POST/PUT method, if you are trying to update database record(s).
I have set up a collection in PostMan and am able to save my bearer token value to an environment variable successfully using the following test
var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);
pm.environment.set("mytoken", jsonData.token);
but how do I set up a new call to use it?
I have tried adding a Header with
Authorization Bearer <mytoken>
but when I Post the Status is 401 Unauthorized
You can use Tests tab to write your code which updates the Environment variable, as explained in this link. Read more about Test scripts here.
Assuming the response of the auth call is:
{
"token": "woaejrlajfaoidhfalskdjfalsdijfasd"
}
Then, in Tests tab, you can write like:
var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);
postman.setEnvironmentVariable("token", jsonData.token);
This will update the variable token whenever you trigger the auth call. This token variable should be used in headers of all the API calls, to update automatically.
Do also check inheriting the auth.
In the headers I needed to use
for the key
Authorization
for the value
Bearer {{mytoken}}
Summary:
Create a variable to store Auth Token value in single place to use throughout your collection.
Set default method for Authorization for your entire collection.
Instead of setting the Authorization header for each request set the Authorization on each request to use "Inherit auth from parent" to automatically populate the request with the proper auth headers.
You can define variables in Postman environments and collections in order to simplify your requests by setting a value in one place and reference it in as many places as necessary. So you can create a variable for your Bearer Token value. Do this by editing your collection and going to the Variables tab to add a new variable.
Also while editing your collection go the Authorization tab to set a default authorization for all requests within your collection. You can set the Authorization Type for your collection to Bearer and set the Token value to be your defined variable. This will allow you to use the same authorization token for all of your requests within your collection:
Then in order to use the collection's default method of authorization, you will need to set the requests within that collection to set the Authorization Type to "Inherit auth from parent". Doing this will allow you to not have to deal with adding the Authorization header manually on to each request. Each request within the collection with the "Inherit auth from parent" authorization type selected will automatically populate the request with the proper headers for authorization if you have defined a default option for the collection like in the previous image.
Cheers!
I use a script after login post into tests tab like below;
let jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);
pm.collectionVariables.set("jwt_token", jsonData.data.token);
and create a collection variable like following;
Like the way Kristen, said. Or else download latest postman desktop application, in that in authorization they have an option to add bearer token in the header
pm.environment.set("JWT",pm.response.json().token)
Note : JWT is the environment variable you set in your environment
I have a collection of basic API queries against our local JFrog Artifactory swarm to test whether or not the version of a requested library has been made available on our enterprise package manager.
As an example, I'll use angular.
https://artifactory.foo.com/artifactory/api/storage/npm-approved/angular/-
This returns a nice little list of versions that are available.
I have a test running against this particular query to ensure the appropriate version is available in said result set.
var neededVersion = '1.4.14';
var jsonData = JSON.parse(responseBody);
var versions = jsonData.children;
var hasNeededVersion = false;
for(var version in versions) {
if(versions[version].uri.indexOf(neededVersion) >= 0) {
hasNeededVersion = true;
}
}
tests[neededVersion] = hasNeededVersion;
Great tool, as with the 40+ libraries I'm constantly needing to get updates on, I have a collection of queries to all our project dependencies in the same manner. I invoke the runner and point it at the collection and review all my test results. HUGE improvement.
Then I had to change my password.
I had to go through and update the 'Authentication' header for each and every entry. This seems arduous. I looked into setting the header in Environments and globals, but nothing seemed to work.
The thought would be to just update my credentials in one place.
Anyone have any advice?
Type the username:password in this online tool to get the Authentication header
admin:1234 in base64 is YWRtaW46MTIzNA==
In Postman, goto Settings - Manage Environments - Globals and add a global variable called basic_auth with a value of Basic YWRtaW46MTIzNA==
In each request go to the request Headers and add a key Authorization with a value of {{basic_auth}}
Then when the password changes you can update the global variable and all requests will use the new value.
Rather than saving the Auth header, try setting your username and password in the Authorization tab. Postman will use that info to create the Authorization header when the request is sent. Then you would be able to use Environment Variables (or even collection variables) which would only need to be updated in one place.
Instructions:
Set up environment/collection variables for 'username' and 'password', and save
In each request:
In the Heaaders tab, remove the Authorization header
In the Authorization tab, select the Type: Basic Auth
In the Username field, enter {{username}}
For the Password field, click "Show Password", and enter
{{password}}
Hope this helps others :)
When i try to called:
Auth::getInstance()->authenticate($email,$password)
for authenticate in login controller, i called Auth::getInstance()->isAuthenticated() and get result bool(true). Then i go redirect to another page, Auth::getInstance()->isAuthenticated() give bool(false). After i use this authentication, how can i get the session is already bool(true) at any page after that until i'm Auth::getInstance()->unauthenticate() that session or make it global for the session? Currently i'm using session database.
Problem : How to authenticate the current user after redirect to another page?
Without knowing more about your code, I can predict a couple of possible sources of this type of behavior...
1) You're not writing the fact that the user is authenticated to your session/cookie, so the second page request isn't aware of the result of the first one.
2) If the authentication is successful on the first page (and you record this in the session/cookie), and the redirection happens, but you redirect back to a page already seen by the user (e.g. Homepage -> Login page -> Homepage) then your browser might be loading it out of it's local cache rather than fetching the new (authenticated) page from the server.
Try dumping your session variables to the browser to see if the authentication result is being preserved between requests, and try appending a timestamp on the redirection url or using headers to prevent client side caching. This will at least allow you to narrow down, or eliminate these two options.
The Auth plugin already manages all session control for authentication without any additional effort from the developer.
The problem you are facing could likely be because the session is not starting for some reason. This could be because Nuclio isn't detecting that it is being run from a browser. Nuclio detects this by checking REMOTE_HOST and HTTP_HOST values in $_SERVER. If both are null, it won't start the session (to avoid generating headers on a command line).
Also make sure that your base application class is extending the Nuclio Application plugin class and NOT overriding the __construct method without calling the parent construct method as this would cause all the initialization to fail and no session will be created/resumed.
I want to send a http request to a webservice ,which I implemented earlier, that need the user to be login. Now, I implemented a form page that do this for me and I need to change it for every different request.
As far as I know, Django need "csrftoken" and "sessionid" to allow requests. Unfortunately, I can not figure out how to add this two field to Postman client and interact with my Django services.
Postman receives cookies from chrome and you can retrieve them using the Postman interception plugin.
See here
Now after installing the plugin :
Create a new environment so environment variables can be stored
Create a method with a test to store the XSRF cookie value in an environment variable, in the test tab post this code
var token = postman.getResponseCookie("XSRF");
postman.setEnvironmentVariable("xsrf-token", token .value);
Now you will have an environment variable with xsrf-token in it.
Save your method
Create the new post and add XSRF-Token-Header Key in the header.
Access the token value with {{xsrf-token}}
Now before running your new request make sure you run the method, so that it can store the environment variable, and then when you run the actual request it will append its value in the header.
You can also refer this post.
Just in case : For ajax requests you can refer to the django docs