Monitor results analysis in Postman - Test Execution Trace

Test Overview

This test runs a Postman monitor to check an API endpoint's response status and content. It verifies that the API returns a 200 status code and the expected JSON key.

Test Code - Postman Tests

Postman

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

pm.test("Response has userId key", function () {
    var jsonData = pm.response.json();
    pm.expect(jsonData).to.have.property('userId');
});

Execution Trace - 4 Steps

Step	Action	System State	Assertion	Result
1	Monitor starts and sends HTTP GET request to the API endpoint	Postman Monitor dashboard shows the request is running	-	PASS
2	Monitor receives HTTP response with status code 200	Response body contains JSON data with userId and other keys	Check if response status code is 200	PASS
3	Monitor runs test to verify response JSON has 'userId' key	Response JSON parsed successfully	Verify presence of 'userId' property in JSON	PASS
4	Monitor completes execution and reports test results	Postman Monitor dashboard shows tests passed	All tests passed	PASS

Failure Scenario

Failing Condition: API returns status code other than 200 or response JSON lacks 'userId' key

Execution Trace Quiz - 3 Questions

What does the first test in the Postman monitor verify?

A That the API response status code is 200

B That the response body contains the word 'userId'

C That the API request method is POST

D That the response time is less than 1 second

Key Result

Always verify both the HTTP status code and the expected data in the response body to ensure the API behaves correctly.