Payload Variables
Request variable contains the request payload. Response variable contains the generated response payload.
Request Payload
Only one variable is related to the request itself - input (also has the request alias). The variables contain
the request payload itself.
Examples:
| Usage | Example |
|---|---|
| Quering request’s XML payload for value | $input//*:AccountId/text() |
| Quering request’s JSON payload using Javascript | input.header.account.id |
| Quering request’s JSON payload using JSONPath | $..id |
Response Payload
After the response payload is formed, the scripts can use the output variable, also aliased as response, which contains
the generated response payload.
A value calculated in the payload can be used in delays, response headers and accounts update scripts to produce a consistent response. The variable is not available to the reaction matcher and accounts selector scripts because the response is not yet generated at that point.
Examples:
| Usage | Example |
|---|---|
| Quering reaction’s XML payload for status | $output//*:Status/text() |
| Quering reaction’s JSON payload using Javascript | response.status.code |
| Quering reaction’s JSON payload using JSONPath | N/A. At this time, JSONPath is only executed against the request payload |