DELETE request in Postman - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test sends a DELETE request to remove a user by ID and verifies that the response status code is 200, confirming successful deletion.

Test Code - Postman

Postman

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

pm.test("Response body confirms deletion", function () {
    const jsonData = pm.response.json();
    pm.expect(jsonData.message).to.eql("User deleted successfully");
});

Execution Trace - 5 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Postman app is open with DELETE request prepared	-	PASS
2	Sends DELETE request to https://api.example.com/users/123	Request sent to server to delete user with ID 123	-	PASS
3	Receives response with status code 200 and JSON body	Response body: {"message": "User deleted successfully"}	Check if status code is 200	PASS
4	Checks response body message equals 'User deleted successfully'	Response JSON parsed	Verify response message confirms deletion	PASS
5	Test ends with all assertions passed	Test report shows success	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Server returns status code other than 200 or message is different

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify after sending the DELETE request?

A The response status code is 200

B The response contains a list of users

C The request method is GET

D The server returns an error

Key Result

Always verify both the HTTP status code and the response body content to confirm that a DELETE request succeeded as expected.