Raw body (text, XML) in Postman - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test sends a POST request with a raw XML body to an API endpoint and verifies that the response status is 200 and the response body contains the expected XML element.

Test Code - Postman

Postman

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

pm.test("Response contains expected XML element", function () {
    const responseXml = pm.response.text();
    pm.expect(responseXml).to.include('<message>Success</message>');
});

Execution Trace - 4 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Send POST request with raw XML body to the API endpoint	Request sent with Content-Type: application/xml and body: <request><data>Test</data></request>	-	PASS
2	Receive response from server	Response received with status code 200 and body containing <message>Success</message>	-	PASS
3	Check that response status code is 200	Response status code is 200 OK	pm.response.to.have.status(200)	PASS
4	Verify response body contains <message>Success</message>	Response body includes the XML element <message>Success</message>	pm.expect(responseXml).to.include('<message>Success</message>')	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: Response status code is not 200 or response body does not contain the expected XML element

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the test verify first after sending the POST request?

A That the response body is empty

B That the response status code is 200

C That the request body is XML

D That the request headers are correct

Key Result

Always verify both the response status code and the response body content when testing APIs with raw XML bodies to ensure the server processes requests correctly.