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Importing Postman collections in the API Test Editor

Molly Exten
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This article explains how to import a Postman collection into mabl in the API Test Editor:

Importing Postman collections with folders

The API Test Editor does not support importing Postman collections that contain folders. For instructions on importing Postman collections that contain folders, click here.

Export from Postman

Export the collection from Postman:

  1. Open a Collection that you'd like to import to mabl.
  2. Click on the More actions (...) menu.
  3. Select Export. Postman will ask you which collection format you would like to save the exported file in. You can proceed with the export without changing the default setting.
Exporting a Postman Collection

Exporting a Postman Collection

Collection size limits

API tests cannot exceed 1MB in size. We recommend using caution with large JavaScript pre-request scripts.

Create a new mabl API test

In mabl, create a new API test:

  1. Click the New test button in the left sidebar.
  2. Select API test.
  3. Fill out the test creation form.
  4. Click on Create test to load the API Test Editor.

Import the Postman collection

Click on the import icon to import the Postman collection.

Importing Postman Collection into mabl to create a mabl API test

Importing Postman Collection into mabl to create a mabl API test

The API requests from Postman Collection are converted into mabl test steps that you can review. If the collection contains file uploads, mabl searches your local machine for the files to upload and returns an error if the files are not found.

Managing variables

To ensure that Postman variables work as expected in a mabl API test, check out the guide on variables in Postman imports.

 

 

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