PUT request in Postman - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test sends a PUT request to update a user's information on the server. It verifies that the server responds with a success status and the updated data matches the request.

Test Code - Postman Tests

Postman

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

pm.test("Response has updated user name", function () {
    const jsonData = pm.response.json();
    pm.expect(jsonData.name).to.eql("John Doe");
});

Execution Trace - 6 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Test starts	Postman app is open with the PUT request prepared	-	PASS
2	PUT request sent to https://api.example.com/users/123 with JSON body {"name": "John Doe", "email": "[e-mail]"}	Request is in progress, waiting for server response	-	PASS
3	Response received with status code 200 and JSON body {"id": 123, "name": "John Doe", "email": "[e-mail]"}	Response displayed in Postman	Check if status code is 200	PASS
4	Test script runs assertion to verify response status is 200	Test script executing	pm.response.to.have.status(200)	PASS
5	Test script runs assertion to verify response JSON 'name' field equals 'John Doe'	Test script executing	pm.expect(jsonData.name).to.eql("John Doe")	PASS
6	Test ends with all assertions passing	Postman shows test results as passed	-	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Server responds with status code other than 200 or response JSON 'name' field does not match 'John Doe'

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify first after receiving the response?

A That the status code is 200

B That the response time is less than 1 second

C That the response body is empty

D That the server URL is correct

Key Result

Always verify both the HTTP status code and the response content to ensure the PUT request successfully updated the resource.