{"id":2479,"date":"2025-08-14T11:04:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T11:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/?p=2479"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:53:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T12:53:25","slug":"automating-api-tests-in-postman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/","title":{"rendered":"Automating API Tests in Postman: A Beginner\u2019s Next Step"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2479\" class=\"elementor elementor-2479\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-986a57b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"986a57b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e2eda\" data-id=\"e1e2eda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5cbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c5cbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table of contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51725c5 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"51725c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic1\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Introduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic2\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What is API Test Automation?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic3\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Why Use Postman for API Automation?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic4\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Getting Started with Postman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to Automate API Testing in Postman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Advanced Automation with Newman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic7\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Recommendations for Newbies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/automating-api-tests-in-postman\/#topic8\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Conclusion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559a473\" data-id=\"559a473\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b691216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b691216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Automating API Tests in Postman: A Beginner\u2019s Next Step<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8172f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9b8172f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf8f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bf8f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Introduction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bba14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71bba14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>APIs are the pieces of the puzzle which enable various software systems to communicate with one another. They exchange data, and they drive everything from weather forecasts to online shopping checkouts. But how do we ensure APIs perform as required every time? That&#8217;s where API testing comes into play. And for anybody who has already gotten their feet wet with Postman for manual testing, the next logical step is automating those tests.<\/p><p>If you are already manually testing APIs with Postman, you hve probably thought to yourself &#8220;Can I speed this up?&#8221; or &#8220;Suppose I need to test the same thing repeatedly again and again?&#8221; That&#8217;s where API test automation comes in to save your time, eliminate errors and ease your life so much.<\/p><p>Before we get into the technical, if you want to develop a good foundation in testing principles, I strongly suggest going through this <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/software-testing-training-course.php\">Software Testing Course<\/a><\/span><\/strong>. It&#8217;s an awesome way to grasp basic principles before increasing your automation level.<\/p><p>And now, let&#8217;s proceed one step further together, automating your API tests in Postman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5743a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5743a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a6fd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e4a6fd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d45b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d45b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is API Test Automation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3af96b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3af96b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAPI test automation refers to using scripts and tools to automatically test if your APIs are behaving as intended. Rather than manually sending requests and verifying responses, you write automated validations independent of your involvement.\n\n<strong>Manual vs Automated:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Manual Testing: You open Postman, click &#8220;Send,&#8221; and read the response.<\/li>\n \t<li>Automated Testing: You run a script or a test suite that checks multiple requests, validations, and edge cases \u2014 all automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf1e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bf1e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>When and Why to Automate<\/strong><br \/>You should automate API testing when:<\/p><ul><li>You repeat the same tests often<\/li><li>You want fast feedback on changes<\/li><li>You\u2019re integrating APIs into larger applications or pipelines<\/li><\/ul><p>Automation saves time, improves accuracy, and lets you test more \u2014 without doing more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5692b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f5692b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e58c26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3e58c26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e776065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e776065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Use Postman for API Automation?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50beb00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50beb00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview of Postman as a Testing Tool<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65596d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b65596d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/postman-training-course.php\">Postman<\/a><\/strong><\/span> is more than just a tool to send and receive API requests. It has built-in features to write tests, create collections to group tests together, allow multiple tests (suite), and share them with your team.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7910f4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7910f4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Features for Automate<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e929ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e929ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin:0\">\n \t<li>Tests tab: Write JavaScript based tests<\/li>\n \t<li>Collections: Group requests with tests attached<\/li>\n \t<li>Variables: Set-up different testing environments<\/li>\n \t<li>Collection Runner: Run test suites in bulk<\/li>\n \t<li>Newman: Run tests from the terminal or CI pipelines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e327a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e327a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why This is Great for Beginners<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c3819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3c3819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPostman is easy to get started with because it has a simple user interface, built in code snippets and does not require a lot of programming knowledge before starting. It is simple to get started but powerful enough for professionals.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1e93f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a1e93f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6f2e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"df6f2e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic4\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d921f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d921f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Started with Postman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f6392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29f6392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Making your initial API request<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffe43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ffe43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/making-your-initial-api-request-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2557\" alt=\"Making your initial API request\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/making-your-initial-api-request-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/making-your-initial-api-request-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/making-your-initial-api-request-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/making-your-initial-api-request.webp 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb3b94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb3b94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Open Postman<\/strong>: Click to open the Postman app on your computer.<\/li><li><strong>Input an API Endpoint<\/strong>: In the bar at the top of the request, type or paste an API URL \u2014 for instance, https:\/\/jsonplaceholder.typicode.com\/users.<\/li><li><strong>Send the Request<\/strong>: Press the Send button in order to send your request to the server.<\/li><li><strong>See the Response<\/strong>: In seconds, Postman will show the response with the status code (such as 200 OK), the response headers, and the data (typically in JSON).<\/li><\/ul><p>Congratulations! You\u2019ve successfully sent your first API request and received data back from the server. This is your first step toward mastering API testing and automation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34992ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34992ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary of Collections and Environments<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a31a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56a31a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Collections<\/strong>: Collections are a way to group related API requests together allowing to separate collections by function. For example, the user management requests are kept in a user management collection, and product requests are kept together in a product collection. Grouping requests in collections will keep your workspace organized and help you to run multiple tests in a short time.<\/li><li><strong>Environments<\/strong>: Environments allow you to create reusable variables like {{base_url}}, {{token}}, or {{userId}} that you may need in multiple requests. Instead of having to type those values each time, you set them once in the environment and then when you need to use them, you can reference the variable using a set of double curly braces.<\/li><\/ul><p>In summary, using collections and environments together is a strong basis for effective and menuable API test automation. The two features help keep complex workflows managed easily, make switching between development environments practical, with little overhead to scale your tests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2620c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c2620c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d27317d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d27317d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750b66c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"750b66c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Automate API Testing in Postman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8f34d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8f34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the heart of the blog \u2014 where we go from manual to automated testing, step-by-step.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b542b5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b542b5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Writing Automated Test Scripts in the Tests Tab<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0914ee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0914ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEach request in Postman has a <strong>Tests tab<\/strong> where you can write JavaScript-based assertions that run <strong>automatically after the request is sent<\/strong>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacbe36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cacbe36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/writing-automated-test-scripts-in-tests-tab-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2558\" alt=\"Writing Automated Test Scripts in the Tests Tab\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/writing-automated-test-scripts-in-tests-tab-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/writing-automated-test-scripts-in-tests-tab-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/writing-automated-test-scripts-in-tests-tab-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/writing-automated-test-scripts-in-tests-tab.webp 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1901273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1901273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Example test:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8cf69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d8cf69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>javascript<\/div><div>\u00a0 CopyEdit<\/div><div>\u00a0 pm.test(&#8220;Status code is 200&#8221;, function () {<\/div><div>\u00a0 pm.response.to.have.status(200);<\/div><div>});<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a4350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71a4350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Postman also gives you <strong>ready-made test snippets<\/strong>. You can just click to insert and then customize them \u2014 perfect for speeding things up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3a6ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a3a6ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tests you can write:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Status code validation<\/li><li>Checking JSON response fields<\/li><li>Verifying headers<\/li><li>Validating response time<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e4ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3e4ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Using Pre-request Scripts and Postman Snippets<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4defd03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4defd03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSometimes, you need to prepare data or set variables before sending the request. This is where Pre-request Scripts help.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2086f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db2086f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Example test:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-590f1d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"590f1d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div>javascript<\/div><div>CopyEdit<\/div><div>pm.environment.set(&#8220;authToken&#8221;, &#8220;Bearer xyz123&#8221;);<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3789178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3789178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This can be useful for:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Generating tokens<\/li><li>Creating dynamic timestamps<\/li><li>Running setup logic before each request<\/li><\/ul><p>Together, pre-request and test scripts let you automate both setup and validation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cfedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93cfedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Creating a Test Suite with Collections<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694dc55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694dc55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Instead of testing requests one at a time, group related ones into a <strong>Collection<\/strong>. This becomes your automated test suite.<br \/>Each request can have its own test script, or you can use <strong>folder-level scripts<\/strong> to apply checks to multiple requests at once.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dee5ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dee5ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Example collection:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b92b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5b92b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin:0\">\n \t<li>Login API \u2192 Test token<\/li>\n \t<li>Get Profile \u2192 Validate user data<\/li>\n \t<li>Update Profile \u2192 Confirm status code<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbe281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adbe281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Collections help organize your testing logically and efficiently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb19cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb19cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Running Automated Tests with the Collection Runner<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b4175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08b4175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Collection Runner<\/strong> lets you execute a group of requests in one go \u2014 and it shows you which tests passed or failed.<\/p><p><strong>Steps:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Click \u201cRunner\u201d in the sidebar<\/li><li>Select a collection<\/li><li>Choose environment<\/li><li>Click <strong>Run<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Runs all requests sequentially<\/li><li>Supports <strong>data-driven testing<\/strong> with CSV\/JSON files<\/li><li>Generates a test result summary<\/li><\/ul><p>This is your main automation engine inside the Postman UI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4ff2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be4ff2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Using Environment &amp; Global Variables in Test Automation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2a0e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2a0e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Variables make your tests flexible and reusable. You can store:<\/p><ul><li>Base URLs ({{base_url}})<\/li><li>Tokens ({{authToken}})<\/li><li>Dynamic values like user IDs<\/li><\/ul><p>Define them in environments or globally, then use them in URLs, headers, or test scripts.<\/p><p>This helps you:<\/p><ul><li>Avoid hardcoding<\/li><li>Test across multiple environments<\/li><li>Keep things organized<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c084d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99c084d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Viewing, Interpreting, and Exporting Test Results<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cb39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01cb39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAfter running your collection:\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\">\n \t<li>Green = test passed<\/li>\n \t<li>Red = test failed<\/li>\n \t<li>Yellow = test skipped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPostman shows detailed results:\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\">\n \t<li>Which request failed<\/li>\n \t<li>What assertion failed<\/li>\n \t<li>Actual vs expected response<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nYou can <strong>export results<\/strong> to JSON\/CSV for reports or logs.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b98ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d4b98ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f189785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f189785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic6\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113e946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"113e946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advanced Automation with Newman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f34da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26f34da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Newman and Why Use It?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671608b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"671608b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/advanced-automation-with-newman-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2556\" alt=\"What is Newman and Why Use It?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/advanced-automation-with-newman-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/advanced-automation-with-newman-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/advanced-automation-with-newman-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/proleed.academy\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/advanced-automation-with-newman.webp 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36f08ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36f08ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Newman is the command line companion tool for Postman that allows you to run your API collections right from the command line. It&#8217;s useful for many situations but particularly whenever a test should run outside of the Postman application, such as in your continuous integration (CI) pipelines or as part of a scheduled script.<\/p><p>You can run collections, use environments, and generate reports, all with simple commands. This makes it easy to work Postman tests into an already established build system like Jenkins, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.<\/p><p>Shoot, you can even use Newman in many of your automated test cases. It&#8217;s lightweight, fast, and perfect for teams attempting to scale their testing through automation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a5314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86a5314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Running Tests via Command Line<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25bf572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25bf572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Install Newman with npm:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aab47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51aab47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>bash<br \/>CopyEdit<br \/>npm install -g newman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd31a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edd31a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Run your collection:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869f6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"869f6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>bash<br \/>CopyEdit<br \/>newman run your_collection.json -e environment.json<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-663bfb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"663bfb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e48174f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e48174f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"topic7\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba3bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ba3bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recommendations for Newbies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532d687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"532d687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Keep your tests modular<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ffe13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ffe13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Separating each test so it performs one check. This makes it easy to debug and narrow down a failure when a test fails. Modular tests are also easier to read, debug and maintain. You can also improve the readability and accuracy of your test reports. If you need to make changes in your logic, if it is in a modular code, you can make the updates without forcing comparison with other checks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4456d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4456d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Use Variables: No hard code value for you<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d6d42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00d6d42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Instead of typing (pasting) the same token, base URL, or user ID everywhere, use Postman variables. You can keep your tests flexible and easily updated. You can change environments without retyping your requests.<\/p><p>Variables help to reduce duplication and more importantly reduce human error. Variables are a must-have when using tests in team environments or across dev\/staging\/prod.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4929d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4929d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Start small and grow<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd32efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd32efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Automate key tests first, than grow your suite<br \/>Start automating the higher priority or frequently called endpoints first. Once you feel these are stable, continue to add more tests gradually. The gradual approach will help define what manageable really means and help avoid overwhelm on day one.<\/p><p>Beginning from the small foundation also gives you the opportunity to build confidence and rethink your strategy. As the API grows, so can your automation &#8211; in an expert and organized way.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96d2b55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96d2b55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Clearly name your tests: It helps with debugging<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418cc4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"418cc4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use meaningful names on your tests like, &#8220;Check status 200&#8221; or &#8220;Check if user has email&#8221;. Meaningful names help you see what failed and why, in an instant. This is a simple change that saves you time.<\/p><p>It also helps other team members, as they are reviewing your tests. Don&#8217;t use vague names, like &#8220;Test 1.&#8221; Use clear and contextual names.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2258881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2258881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Create folders within collections: Break things up<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-463380c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"463380c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Organize API requests into folders based on context e.g. Auth, Products, Orders. This makes large test suites feel manageable and easier to navigate. Forms of structured collections are easier to share and scale.<\/p><p>Using folders also allows you to apply scripts at a folder level, so you can reduce the copy and pasting you do in your tests. 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