APIs

[t121anf]

At my work we are changing software, where I can currently write perl scripts to do stuff I now need to work with APIs.

I can use the likes of Postman to GET and PUT data but I need to be able to script this to work in batches, and work with files containing data to add via a PUT command after retrieving the record using GET, looping through the file.

Can anyone suggest an easy way to do this, general google'ing has directed me towards Python but I didn't know if it was possible to use Javascript or something else.

Thoughts? (other than get a new job )

[Easy-X]

If it has to be automated then Python's probably the best tool for the job but if the task is initiated manually don't forget Postman itself has pre- and post- action scripts (basically in Javascript.)

For example most Third-Party services I interface with have an authentication system and I extract out a token to use on later REST-API calls; all done within Postman.
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Python is probably the best way to work with them.

I'm currently relearning stuff and using more automation tools, Python is alright for that, but Ansible is more what I need. Python is what most people use for generic API stuff like that.

Depends on your API though, I'm working with one right now which is just basic calls and pushes over HTTPS and I literally cba to script that

[t121anf]

Thank you for your responses, didn't know Postman could script.

I suspect automation won't be required, it's possible but not at this time, I'll run them manually as required.

I found an example script on the suppliers website (eventually) which I've managed to re-use after a bit of fettling, it's a bash script that simply downloads everything about an entry to a file, which I can then add data to before re-uploading. For me this was easier than the Python examples where I had to extract each element.

I'll still explore Python but if bash scripting works it's a good starting point.

[Easy-X]

Pre-request Script and [Post-request] Test...

This one's just a simple JSON object back and I store the authentication and refresh tokens as environment variables.
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