In this video, I show a quick example on how to use QuickTest Pro 11 and WinHttp to test a REST service. The QTP web-addin is not needed for this example.
Below is the code used for this example:
Set myRestBody = XMLUtil.CreateXMLFromFile("C:\body.xml")
restRequest = myRestBody.ToString
url ="http://localhost:24240/HPFlights_REST/FlightOrders/"
contentType ="text/XML"
'1) Create reference to the WinHTTP request com object
Set oWinHttp = CreateObject("WinHttp.WinHttpRequest.5.1")
'2) Open a HTTP connection to a HTTP resource
oWinHttp.Open "POST", url, False
'3) Add a HTTP request headers for endpoint and conent type
oWinHttp.setRequestHeader "Content-Type", contentType oWinHttp.setRequestHeader "SOAPAction", url
'4) Send a HTTP request to the HTTP server with the header and body info
oWinHttp.Send restRequest
'5) Get response
response = oWinHttp.ResponseText
'6) Close object reference
Set oWinHttp = Nothing
'7) print the response
print response
hi joe,
i have a xml, public key and a private key. i would like to know if i can digitially sign this xml and then send it to a webservice using qtp. not the service test.
thank you
shaan ยป Hi Shaan – I’m not sure how to do this. Have you taken a look at the AddAttachment or AddHeader Methods of the WebService object? Good Luck ~Joe
Hi Joe
thanks for you code. I have to authenticate before
‘4) Send a HTTP request to the HTTP server with the header and body info
oWinHttp.Send restRequest
How do i do that?
Thanks
Sarma
Sarma ยป Hi Sarma – you might want to try using the SetCredentials method. The SetCredentials method sets credentials to be used with an HTTP server, whether it is a proxy server or an originating server.
Const HTTPREQUEST_SETCREDENTIALS_FOR_SERVER = 0
WinHttpReq.SetCredentials “yourusername”, ourHTTPREQUEST_SETCREDENTIALS_FOR_SERVER
For more info check out: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384058(v=vs.85).aspx
Cheers,
Joe
How to POST the REST webservice request which is available in xml format. Please do the needful on this.
Hi Joe
if “contentType = application/x-www-form-urlencoded”, the request format should be Post Form, and how to send a request?
Susu
Hi Joe,
Very thank you for you Video on how to test Rest Service. I did what you suggested. I am getting Response in Json format, But I need it in XML format. Is I am doing any mistakes? Please let me know your comments?
For your information, I am getting response in XML format when i send the request through SOUP 3.6.1 service.
Suman ยป Hi – Did you set the contentType = “text/XML”?
hi Joe,
I am trying to test rest service.In response i am gettng internal error.please advice
M Sivateja ยป Hi what rest service are you trying to test? Also is there anything else in the error msg or is it just internal error?
hi
while running the same example i am getting error at line number 5โฆ Invalid character
Line (5): โcontentType =โapplication/jsonโโ.
can u please help on this
mamta ยป This example does not use json – what REST service are you using?
Hi Joe,
How can I send Authorization Key and Secret with my REST service?
Thanks,
Balu
Hi Joe,
I am trying to automate rest services API using QTP, which returns the response in JSON format. What are the changes to be done on the above sample script to perform a Search operation ( GET). I have modified the content type= “application/json”. Any help on this is highly appreciated.
Thanks in Advance,
Jas
Hi Jas,
Did you come to know how to modify the code to receive the response. Please help me.
Thanks!!
Hi Joe,
As Jas mentioned, I am testing REST service which returns JSON format. What changes need to be done for ‘GET’ operation
Hi Joe,
One question, If I want to parameterize my rest request for different data inputs, how can we do that with above script.
Thanks,
Ranjith
I was trying to automate this restful service but when i use this code i was getting “The remote server returned an error: (407) Proxy Authentication Required” … Does anyone have code to resolve this issue?