PactumJSwithJson
Request body as json payload.
Syntax
js
withJson(payload)
withJson(template-name)
withJson(file_path)
withJson(file_name)
Usage
✅ Correct Usage
js
await spec()
.post('/api/users')
.withJson({
"name": "morpheus",
"job": "leader"
})
.expectStatus(201);
Arguments
> payload (object)
Payload is a js object.
> file_path (string)
relative path to the json file.
> file_name (string)
name of the file. This will looks for a file inside the ./data folder and any folders nested within it.
Tip
We can customize the data folder path using setDataDirectory.
Examples
Payload
js
const { spec } = require('pactum');
await spec()
.post('https://reqres.in/api/users')
.withJson({
"name": "morpheus",
"job": "leader"
})
.expectStatus(201);
Data Template
js
const { spec, stash } = require('pactum');
stash.addDataTemplate({
'USER_PAYLOAD': {
"name": "morpheus",
"job": "leader"
}
});
await spec()
.post('https://reqres.in/api/users')
.withJson('USER_PAYLOAD')
.expectStatus(201);
File Path
js
const { spec } = require('pactum');
await spec()
.post('https://reqres.in/api/users')
.withJson('./data/user.json')
.expectStatus(201);
File Name
js
const { spec } = require('pactum');
await spec()
.post('https://reqres.in/api/users')
.withJson('user.json') // searches for the file inside the data folder
.expectStatus(201);