How to update the request body in the GET method in Runscope

Products

• BlazeMeter

Issue/Introduction

I have a use case where I need to pass a request body in the GET method. I'm able to do this in Postman, but cannot find a way to do this in Runscope. I can't find any resources for adding the json request body. 

Environment

Release :

Component : BLAZEMETER PERFORMANCE TESTING

Cause

You're correct. Runscope allows you to add a raw JSON body to a POST method. However, we do not expose this as a feature for the GET method. You cannot add a raw JSON body to the GET method.

As a general rule, GET methods do not use request bodies. The parameters are passed in the header or URL.  For more information, see:

https://dropbox.tech/developers/limitations-of-the-get-method-in-http#:~:text=As%20a%20rule%2C%20HTTP%20GET%20requests%20should%20not%20modify%20server%20state.&text=The%20Dropbox%20API%20tries%20to,URL%20or%20in%20a%20header

Although you can do it technically, it is typically not useful for the GET method to contain a body.

Resolution

As a workaround, try adding the JSON body as a query string parameter in the header. See the screenshots below.

 

 

Additional Information

If you would like to see the ability to add a raw JSON body to the GET method, you will need to submit an Enhancement Request. To submit the request, see https://guide.blazemeter.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005740049-Submitting-Feature-Requests-Ideas-

For more information regarding RFC2616, which governs the Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1, see https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2616