Use authentication token in follow-up requests in Postman -

my app api requires authentication via authentication token. in short, send request /authentication endpoint , responds json object containing token, like:

 {"token": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"} 

every other api endpoint in our application requires authentication header containing token. now, in postman it's possible authentication request, copy token, open next endpoint , paste authentication header in manually. becomes tedious , time-consuming when testing lots of endpoints.

is there way have postman save , automatically add authentication token 1 request in follow-up requests?

even better, postman automatically send /authentication request prior of other requests?

postman allows wide variety of options when crafting api requests.

in case, can create global variable token when receive by:

var jsondata = json.parse(responsebody); postman.setglobalvariable('token', jsondata.token); 

this go in tests tab, in order execute script after request has been completed.

now, global variable token set , can accessed using {{token}} syntax in following api requests make.

i'll demonstrate regarding same, similar example:

1. save data of latitude , longitude global variables lat , long. 2. reuse data referring name of variable, i.e. lat , long enclosing them within curly braces {{lat}} , {{long}}.

1. you can manage these global variables, clicking on gear icon in top right corner, , selecting manage environments opening globals tab.
2. tip: can also, save request obtain token collections, each time, don't have craft url obtain token.