Automation test scripts in Postman

Why automate your API tests?

Efficiency: Automated tests can be run quickly and repeatedly, saving time compared to manual testing. This is especially important in the fast-paced world of software development.

Consistency: Automated tests execute the same test cases in the same way every time, reducing the risk of human error and ensuring consistent testing.

Reusability: Once you’ve created automated test scripts, you can reuse them for different versions of your software, ensuring that functionality doesn’t break when making updates or changes.

Adding tests

To add test a request , open the request and end enter code in the tests tab. Tests will execute after the request runs . The output is in the response’s test results tab

See how to work with the Postman basic test syntax to test a single HTTP API request a sample collection template . To try out this template select API testing basics.

Testing collections and folders

When you run a collections the collections runner display the test results , including the response time in milliseconds add details about whether a specific request in the collection passed or failed is test

Using Postbot AI to write tests

• To write a test with Postbot, do the following:
  • Send your request so it has a response.
  • Select the Tests tab.
  • In the Script with Postbot section next to your test, select the Postbot icon  .
  • Enter your query as a simple text sentence, or select one of the suggested queries to tell Postbot what you need.

Summary & Nexts step

After writing tests in Postman, you could write more complex tests and use them with other Postman utilities. Let go.

Nexts step run your tests and validations on CI/CD using Postman CLI configuration