Path parameters in Postman - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to define a path parameter in the URL.

Postman

GET https://api.example.com/users/[1]

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A{userId}

B[userId]

C<userId>

D:userId

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using curly braces {} which is common in some frameworks but not in Postman.

Using angle brackets <> which are not valid for path parameters.

Using square brackets [] which are not used for path parameters.

In Postman, path parameters are defined using a colon before the parameter name, like ':userId'.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to set a path parameter value in Postman.

Postman

pm.variables.set('[1]', '12345');

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ApathParam

BuserId

CparamValue

Did

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using a generic name like 'paramValue' instead of the exact path parameter name.

Using 'id' or 'pathParam' which do not match the URL parameter.

The path parameter name must match the one used in the URL, here 'userId'.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly use a path parameter in the request URL.

Postman

GET https://api.example.com/orders/[1]

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A:orderId

B{orderId}

C[orderId]

D<orderId>

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using curly braces {} which are not recognized by Postman for path parameters.

Using angle or square brackets which cause errors.

Postman requires path parameters to be prefixed with a colon ':' in the URL.

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hard

Fill both blanks to correctly define and set a path parameter in Postman.

Postman

GET https://api.example.com/products/[1]
pm.variables.set('[2]', '98765');

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A:productId

BproductId

Cid

Dparam

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using different names for the URL parameter and the variable.

Including the colon ':' in the variable name when setting it.

The URL uses ':productId' as the path parameter, and the variable 'productId' must be set in Postman.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a request URL with two path parameters and set their values in Postman.

Postman

GET https://api.example.com/[1]/[2]
pm.variables.set('[3]', '555');

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A:category

B:itemId

CitemId

Dcategory

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Mixing up the order of parameters in the URL.

Including the colon ':' in the variable name when setting it.

Setting the wrong variable name that does not match the URL parameter.

The URL has two path parameters ':category' and ':itemId'. We set the variable 'category' in Postman to '555'.