Using Postman

Connecting Postman to API Gateway

Connect API to Postman

1. AWS API Gateway: click name of service api

   

2. Click stage /Test

   

   • and click export choose ..”Export as Swagger+Postman Extensions” copy code JSON, if Postman does not work with JSON, try YAML

   

3. Go to postman and paste in import/ Raw text/ continue.

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4. Now My Workspace connect to Api finished.

   

Manually get Access Token

Method 1: Use Izara frontend

• Only works if frontend signin currently functioning

web interface: https://d1ky427yqbqz8o.cloudfront.net/buying

1. Navbar > Sign in using mock account (suggested), if you signup with new user will get default role in basicUser, that mean you NOT allow to access all functions.

   

2. F12 to see element
   • select tab >> Application

   

   • Session Storage > http... > access_token and copy these token to postman

   

Method 2: Use AWS Interface and Postman

1. go to AWS > Cognito > UserPool > App Client Settings
2. click on Laung Hosted UI for correct client app
3. sign in
4. Cognito will try to redirect and may fail, but can copy code from url:

   

5. Postman setup new request as follows:

   

6. invoke request and should get access token
7. TTL of token will depend on setting in Cognito app, can increase so not need to do often

Add Access Token to Postman requests

1. paste token to Authorization > TYPE: Bearer Token >> [Token] ...

   

2. For auth: UserLevel, need to send “targerUserId” in Params > Path Variables > KEY: targetUserId, VALUE: <targetUserId>

Default Test Seed Data email accounts

Email use in web interface for get access token.

1. basicUserA

   Email: success+basicUserTest@simulator.amazonses.com

   Password: Abc123456!

2. verifiedUserA

   Email: success+verifiedUserTestA@simulator.amazonses.com

   Password: Abc123456!

3. verifiedUserB

   Email: success+verifiedUserTestB@simulator.amazonses.com

   Password: Abc123456!

4. superUserA

   Email: success+superUserTest@simulator.amazonses.com

   Password: Abc123456!

Setup requests in Postman

1. click on workspace and choose folder and file testing
   • click Body choose raw > JSON and push your request in code block.
   • and send message.

   

2. below block show return response.
   • If test api works . will show return response and status code: 200 OK
   • You can see more response see in cloudwatch in function testing.