In Postman, the dynamic variable {{$timestamp}}
inserts the current Unix Time Stamp into a request. (Represented as the number of seconds since January 1, 1970)
"currentTime": "1510934784"
However, the API I am working with expects timestamps formatted as MM/DD/YYYY
.
"currentDate": "11/17/2017"
How do I insert the current date (formatted as MM/DD/YYYY
) into my request with Postman?
You could use moment.js with Postman to give you that timestamp format.
You can add this to the pre-request script:
const moment = require('moment');
pm.globals.set("today", moment().format("MM/DD/YYYY"));
Then reference {{today}}
where ever you need it.
If you add this to the Collection Level Pre-request Script
, it will be run for each request in the Collection
. Rather than needing to add it to all the requests individually.
For more information about using moment
in Postman, I wrote a short blog post: https://dannydainton.com/2018/05/21/hold-on-wait-a-moment/