API Testing · Junior · Question 27 of 75

How do you reuse an ID from one response in the next request in Postman?

const body = pm.response.json();
pm.collectionVariables.set("orderId", body.id);

1Copy it from the response by hand into every request
2Postman can't pass values between different requests
3Save it to a variable in a script and use {{orderId}}

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Correct answer: Save it to a variable in a script and use {{orderId}}

Explanation

Chaining requests this way lets a collection create, read, update and delete the same resource in order.

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