Test Overview

This test verifies that a user can duplicate an existing request in Postman and move the duplicated request to a different collection. It checks that the duplicated request exists in the target collection and retains the original request's details.

Test Code - Selenium

Postman

import unittest
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import WebDriverWait
from selenium.webdriver.support import expected_conditions as EC

class TestDuplicateAndMoveRequest(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.driver = webdriver.Chrome()
        self.driver.get('https://web.postman.co')
        # Assume user is already logged in or login steps here

    def test_duplicate_and_move_request(self):
        driver = self.driver
        wait = WebDriverWait(driver, 10)

        # Navigate to the source collection
        source_collection = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//span[text()='Source Collection']")))
        source_collection.click()

        # Find the request to duplicate
        request = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//div[contains(@class, 'request-item') and .//span[text()='Test Request']]")))
        request.click()

        # Open request options menu
        options_button = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[@aria-label='Request options']")))
        options_button.click()

        # Click 'Duplicate' option
        duplicate_option = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//button[text()='Duplicate']")))
        duplicate_option.click()

        # Wait for duplicated request to appear in the same collection
        duplicated_request = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//div[contains(@class, 'request-item') and .//span[text()='Test Request Copy']]")))

        # Drag and drop duplicated request to target collection
        target_collection = wait.until(EC.element_to_be_clickable((By.XPATH, "//span[text()='Target Collection']")))

        # Selenium does not support native drag and drop well, so use JS workaround
        driver.execute_script("var source = arguments[0]; var target = arguments[1];\n            var dataTransfer = new DataTransfer();\n            source.dispatchEvent(new DragEvent('dragstart', {dataTransfer: dataTransfer}));\n            target.dispatchEvent(new DragEvent('drop', {dataTransfer: dataTransfer}));\n            source.dispatchEvent(new DragEvent('dragend', {dataTransfer: dataTransfer}));\n            ", duplicated_request, target_collection)

        # Verify duplicated request is now in target collection
        target_collection.click()
        moved_request = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//div[contains(@class, 'request-item') and .//span[text()='Test Request Copy']]")))

        # Verify the duplicated request retains original details (e.g., method and URL)
        moved_request.click()
        method = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//button[@data-testid='request-method']"))).text
        url = wait.until(EC.presence_of_element_located((By.XPATH, "//input[@data-testid='url-input']"))).get_attribute('value')

        self.assertEqual(method, 'GET')
        self.assertEqual(url, 'https://api.example.com/data')

    def tearDown(self):
        self.driver.quit()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

Execution Trace - 7 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts and browser opens Postman web app	Browser shows Postman web app login or main page	-	PASS
2	Navigates to 'Source Collection' in sidebar	'Source Collection' is expanded showing requests	Check 'Source Collection' is visible and clickable	PASS
3	Finds and clicks on 'Test Request' in source collection	'Test Request' details panel opens	Verify 'Test Request' is selected	PASS
4	Clicks on request options button	Options menu for 'Test Request' is visible	Options menu contains 'Duplicate' option	PASS
5	Clicks 'Duplicate' to create a copy of the request	Duplicated request named 'Test Request Copy' appears in source collection	Duplicated request is present in source collection	PASS
6	Drags and drops duplicated request to 'Target Collection'	'Test Request Copy' is moved under 'Target Collection'	Duplicated request is no longer in source collection but in target collection	PASS
7	Clicks 'Target Collection' and verifies duplicated request details	'Test Request Copy' details panel is open	Request method is 'GET' and URL is 'https://api.example.com/data'	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Duplicated request does not appear or cannot be moved to target collection

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

Test your understanding

What action confirms that the request was duplicated successfully?

AOpening the options menu

BPresence of 'Test Request Copy' in the source collection

CClicking the 'Duplicate' button

DNavigating to the target collection

Key Result

Always verify that duplicated test data retains key attributes and that UI actions like drag-and-drop are confirmed by checking the new location and content.