I've several request with 15-20 params on them, they get added to the request url at the end with a simple xxxx.json?param_name=param_value&next_param_name=next_param_value. A few of them i must update frequently, but many others are static and shared between several requests.
I would like to know if there is somwhere else where i can put said parameters so that the request can use them and I can enter the Query params tab and see only what i have to change. And if i can make it for a whole collection, better.
Query parameters in general have to be set through the Params tab, but you always have the option to dynamically construct/modify the request in a pre-request script. Prior to calling the pre-request script, the initial request is built up from the query and you could alter the request.
Have your scripts add the query parameters by calling pm.request.AddQueryParams(). It can take a query string to be added, a key/value pair object for each parameter, or take an array of values. You can even mix and match if you wanted.
pm.request.addQueryParams({
key: 'staticParam1',
value: 'staticParamValue1'
});
pm.request.addQueryParams(
'staticParam2=staticParamValue2'
)
// adding multiple values
pm.request.addQueryParams(
'staticParam3=staticParamValue3&staticParam4=staticParamValue4'
)
pm.request.addQueryParams([
'staticParam5=staticParamValue5',
'staticParam6=staticParamValue6'
]);
pm.request.addQueryParams([{
key: 'staticParam7',
value: 'staticParamValue7'
}, {
key: 'staticParam8',
value: 'staticParamValue8'
}]);
// mix and matching
pm.request.addQueryParams([{
key: 'staticParam9',
value: 'staticParamValue9'
}, 'staticParam10=staticParamValue10']);
You could store this pre-request script either in each query individually, or at a collection/folder level. Can even utilize environment/collection variables for these so you don't need to have these hard coded in your scripts.