soapUI: multipart/form-data REST request with file attachments

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bluetech picture bluetech · Sep 18, 2012 · Viewed 41k times · Source

I am using soapUI for testing a REST web service. Is there a way to attach a file with the other parameters in a multipart request? I see the attachment tab in the panel but I cannot give that attachment a parameter name so that server can identify. It's not helping.

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bluetech picture bluetech · Oct 15, 2012

I found it but forgot to post it here. It was not so intuitive.

  1. In your REST Request if you can see an attachment tab, open it and add and attachment with + button. The Name of that file would show full path. e.g. C:\temp\my-file.csv
  2. In you parameters tab, add a parameter and give it a name. The value of that parameter will be file:C:\temp\my-file.csv
  3. In SoapUI 5.x and greater, you must select the "Post QueryString" checkbox. Without this, the file will not be send along with the request.

That should be it. When attaching a file if you select Yes when it asks to Cache the file, you won't have to specify full path in step 2 above. The value of file parameter should be file:my-file.csv

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