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Is it possible to send an array with the Postman Chrome extension?

I've been using Postman Chrome extension to test out my API and would like to send an array of IDs via post. Is there a way to send something list this as a parameter in Postman?

{
  user_ids: ["1234", "5678"]
}
Solution

  • You need to suffix your variable name with [] like this:

    send_array_param_with_postman

    If that doesn't work, try not putting indexes in brackets: 

    my_array[]  value1
my_array[]  value2

    Note:

    • If you are using the postman packaged app, you can send an array by selecting raw / json (instead of form-data). Also, make sure to set Content-Type as application/json in Headers tab. Here is example for raw data {"user_ids": ["123" "233"]}, don't forget the quotes!

    • If you are using the postman REST client you have to use the method I described above because passing data as raw (json) won't work. There is a bug in the postman REST client (At least I get the bug when I use 0.8.4.6).