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15 days of Postman API Documentation

Day 05: Variables and scripts

Number of APIs: 1


Instructions for Day 5: Variables and scripts

  1. Get the challenge: Fork the parent collection to your own public workspace.
  2. Read the documentation: Select the first folder. Expand the context bar on the right to follow the instructions in the collection documentation.
  3. Submit your solution: Select the second folder and follow the instructions in the documentation to validate your solution.

Learning objectives

  • Set and get variables using code
  • Use variables to store and pass along data
  • Run a collection or folder

Concepts covered

  • [Variable scopes]
  • [Defining variables]
  • [Defining variables in scripts]
  • [Accessing variables]
  • [Scripting in Qodex]
  • [Collection Runner]

Additional resources

  • [10 tips for working with variables] blog


1. Submit your solution - submit collection

GET https://api.getpostman.com/collections/{{collection_uid}}

It's time to check your collection.

  1. Get the collection ID: Select the collection in the sidebar. Then in the context bar to the right, select the Info icon and copy the collection ID.
  2. Update the request URL: Update the collection_uid in the request URL with the collection ID from the previous step, using any method you prefer. ⚠ Remember to add sensitive values like an API key to the CURRENT VALUE (and not INITIAL VALUE) of your public workspace.
  3. Validate your solution: Hit Send and look under the Tests tab of the server response at the bottom to review your test results.

If you have any failures, review the failed test results or ask for support in the [community forum] When all of your tests pass, you are done with today's challenge.



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