Dynamic placeholders for your API interactions.
<<variable>>
$
symbol, such as $guid
or $timestamp
.Variable Scope | Color |
---|---|
Global | Blue |
Environment | Green |
Request | Orange |
Predefined | Yellow |
Non resolvable | Red |
$
symbol. Below is the list of predefined variables whose values are dynamically generated during the request or collection run:
Variable Name Description Example $guid
A v4 style unique (GUID) identifier for each request. 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000
$timestamp
The current UNIX timestamp in seconds 1693047645
$isoTimestamp
The current date and time in ISO-8601 format at zero UTC (also known as “Zulu time” or UTC-0) 2024-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
$randomUUID
A random 36-character UUID. 6929bb52-3ab2-448a-9796-d6480ecad36b
Numbers, Text, and Colors
Variable Name Description Example $randomAlphaNumeric
A random alpha-numeric character. A9X1Z3
$randomBoolean
A random boolean value. true
,false
$randomInt
A random integer value between 0 and 1000. 29
,432
,786
$randomColor
A random color amongst red, green, blue, yellow, purple, and orange. yellow
$randomHexColor
A random hex value. #f2a729
$randomAbbreviation
A random abbreviation. SQL
,JSON
,HTML
Internet and IP addresses
Variable Name Description Example $randomIP
A random IPv4 address 192.168.0.101
$randomIPV6
A random IPv6 address 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334
$randomMACAddress
A random MAC address. 00:1B:44:11:3A:B7
$randomPassword
A random 15-character alpha-numeric password. H8w72Sx93KlqA1b
$randomLocale
A random two-letter language code (ISO 639-1). en
,fr
,es
$randomUserAgent
A random user agent. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64)
$randomProtocol
A random internet protocol. https
,ftp
$randomSemver
A random semantic version number. 1.2.3
Names
Variable Name Description Example $randomFirstName
A random first name. Ethan
,Chandler
,John
$randomLastName
A random last name. Schaden
,Schneider
,Doe
$randomFullName
A random Full name. Ethan Schaden
,Chandler Schneider
,John Doe
$randomNamePrefix
A random name prefix. Dr.
,Miss.
,Prof.
$randomNameSuffix
A random name suffix. MD
,PhD
,Jr.
Addresses and Profession
Variable Name Description Example $randomCity
A random city name. New York
,Houston
,Philadelphia
$randomJobArea
A random job area. Intranet
,Development
,Testing
$randomJobDescriptor
A random job descriptor. Corporate
,Lead
,Principal
$randomJobTitle
A random job title. Global Branding Officer
,Productivity Analyst
$randomJobType
A random job type. Manager
,Coordinator
,Director