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HTTP Response Body

Compare the runtime value to the expected value for HTTP response body.

This assertion checks the body of an HTTP response and identifies differences. It automatically checks for known content types like JSON and gRPC to compare key by key, if possible.

If no content type is identified, the default comparison is a simple hash compare.

Example with Ignore ​

{
  "type": "httpResponseBody",
  "config": {
    "ignore": "Authorization,errorCode,user.metaData.sessionId"
  }
}

Example with Include Only ​

{
  "type": "httpResponseBody",
  "config": {
    "includeOnly": "firstName,lastName,DOB.day,DOB.month"
  }
}

Configuration ​

KeyDescription
ignoreComma-separated list of JSON Paths that will be ignored during comparison. A key will match if it contains one of the ignored strings anywhere in the path. For example, an ignore string of errorCode will prevent the comparison of foo.bar.errorCode,errorCode, and foo.errorCode.barfrom being compared.
includeOnlyComma-separated JSON Paths that will be included during comparison. All other keys will be ignored. Given strings work the same as for ignore.

Notes ​

  • gRPC payloads are first decoded into JSON using a pseudo-human readable key format.