Difference between revisions of "API: Sample Calls"

Revision as of 11:51, 24 February 2022

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There are a range of tools that can be used for making API calls. Postman is a popular choise, see https://www.postman.com/ You will need your keys added to an evironment as per the screenshot below, which will mean you don't need to add the keys to the header of every call you make. See this page for more info.

File:Postman environment.png

Copy and paste the the code below into a text editor, and save with a .json extension. The file can then be imported into Postman.

{
	"info": {
		"name": "Sample calls",
		"schema": "https://schema.getpostman.com/json/collection/v2.1.0/collection.json"
	},
	"item": [
		{
			"name": "clients",
			"item": [
				{
					"name": "Client by ID with default fields",
					"event": [
						{
							"listen": "test",
							"script": {
								"exec": [
									"pm.test(\"Status code is 200\", function () {",
									"    pm.response.to.have.status(200);",
									"});",
									"pm.test(\"Client found\", function () {",
									"    var jsonData = pm.response.json();",
									"    pm.expect(jsonData.length).to.eql(1);",
									"    pm.expect(jsonData[0].surname).to.eql('Elliott');",
									"});"
								],
								"type": "text/javascript"
							}
						}
					],
					"request": {
						"method": "GET",
						"header": [
							{
								"key": "Org",
								"value": "{{org}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "Source",
								"value": "{{source}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "User",
								"value": "{{user}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "XDEBUG_SESSION",
								"value": "PHPSTORM"
							}
						],
						"url": {
							"raw": "https://{{host}}/v2/clients/id/123",
							"protocol": "https",
							"host": [
								"{{host}}"
							],
							"path": [
								"v2",
								"clients",
								"id",
								"123"
							]
						}
					},
					"response": []
				},
				{
					"name": "Client by ID with specific fields",
					"event": [
						{
							"listen": "test",
							"script": {
								"exec": [
									"pm.test(\"Status code is 200\", function () {",
									"    pm.response.to.have.status(200);",
									"});",
									"pm.test(\"Client found\", function () {",
									"    var jsonData = pm.response.json();",
									"    pm.expect(jsonData.length).to.eql(1);",
									"    pm.expect(jsonData[0].surname).to.eql('Elliott');",
									"});"
								],
								"type": "text/javascript"
							}
						}
					],
					"request": {
						"method": "GET",
						"header": [
							{
								"key": "Org",
								"value": "{{org}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "Source",
								"value": "{{source}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "User",
								"value": "{{user}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "XDEBUG_SESSION",
								"value": "PHPSTORM"
							}
						],
						"url": {
							"raw": "https://{{host}}/v2/clients/id/123/field/name;id;living_arrangements;accommodation",
							"protocol": "https",
							"host": [
								"{{host}}"
							],
							"path": [
								"v2",
								"clients",
								"id",
								"123",
								"field",
								"name;id;living_arrangements;accommodation"
							]
						}
					},
					"response": []
				}
			]
		},
		{
			"name": "referrals",
			"item": [
				{
					"name": "Referral by ID with default fields",
					"event": [
						{
							"listen": "test",
							"script": {
								"exec": [
									"pm.test(\"Status code is 200\", function () {",
									"    pm.response.to.have.status(200);",
									"});"
								],
								"type": "text/javascript"
							}
						}
					],
					"request": {
						"method": "GET",
						"header": [
							{
								"key": "Org",
								"value": "{{org}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "Source",
								"value": "{{source}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "User",
								"value": "{{user}}"
							},
							{
								"key": "XDEBUG_SESSION",
								"value": "PHPSTORM"
							}
						],
						"url": {
							"raw": "https://{{host}}/v2/referrals/id/1342",
							"protocol": "https",
							"host": [
								"{{host}}"
							],
							"path": [
								"v2",
								"referrals",
								"id",
								"1342"
							]
						}
					},
					"response": []
				}
			]
		}
	]
}