Postmantesting~10 mins

PATCH request in Postman - Test Execution Trace

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Test Overview

This test sends a PATCH request to update a user's email address and verifies the response status and updated data.

Test Code - Postman

Postman

pm.test("PATCH request updates user email successfully", function () {
    pm.sendRequest({
        url: 'https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1',
        method: 'PATCH',
        header: {
            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        },
        body: {
            mode: 'raw',
            raw: JSON.stringify({ email: 'newemail@example.com' })
        }
    }, function (err, res) {
        pm.expect(err).to.be.null;
        pm.expect(res).to.have.property('status', 200);
        const jsonData = res.json();
        pm.expect(jsonData).to.have.property('email', 'newemail@example.com');
    });
});

Execution Trace - 5 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Postman test runner is ready	-	PASS
2	Sends PATCH request to https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1 with updated email in JSON body	Request is sent over network	-	PASS
3	Receives response from server	Response status code 200 OK, body contains updated user data	Check response status code is 200	PASS
4	Parses response JSON and verifies 'email' field is 'newemail@example.com'	Response JSON parsed successfully	Verify response JSON has property 'email' with value 'newemail@example.com'	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 response JSON does not contain updated email

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

Test your understanding

What HTTP method is used in this test to update user data?

APATCH

BPOST

CGET

DDELETE

Key Result

Always verify both the HTTP status code and the response body content to ensure the PATCH request updated the resource correctly.