GET request in Postman - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test sends a GET request to a public API endpoint and verifies that the response status code is 200, indicating success.

Test Code - Postman

Postman

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

Execution Trace - 4 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Postman app is open with the GET request prepared	-	PASS
2	Send GET request to https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1	Request sent, waiting for response	-	PASS
3	Receive response from server	Response received with status code 200 and JSON body	-	PASS
4	Run assertion to check status code is 200	Response status code is 200	pm.response.to.have.status(200)	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: The server returns a status code other than 200

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify in this GET request?

A The request method is POST

B The response status code is 200

C The response body contains a specific user name

D The server response time is less than 1 second

Key Result

Always verify the HTTP status code in your API tests to confirm the server responded successfully before checking response data.