Running Requests & Collections

Learn how to execute requests, folders, and entire collections with enhanced feedback.

Running Individual Requests

Two ways to run:

  1. Click the Run button in the request panel
  2. Click the status icon in the navigation tree (when request is selected)

What happens:

  • Request executes with current settings
  • Response appears in the response viewer
  • Pass/fail indicator updates in navigation tree
  • Test results appear in Output pane (right panel)

Running Folders

Select any folder in the navigation tree and click Run to execute all requests within that folder.

Execution order:

  • Requests run in the order they appear in the tree
  • Folder-level scripts (Before/After) apply to all requests
  • Each request shows pass/fail status after execution

Running Entire Collections

Select the root collection and click Run to execute all requests in all folders.

Features:

  • All requests execute sequentially
  • Collection-level variables and scripts apply
  • Root-level Before/After scripts run for each request
  • See aggregated results in Output pane

Enhanced Feedback

Karate Xplorer provides superior execution feedback compared to Postman:

After execution, each request shows:

  • ✅ Green checkmark - All tests passed
  • ❌ Red X - One or more tests failed

Folders show aggregated status:

  • Green if all contained requests passed
  • Red if any contained request failed

Pass/Fail Indicators

Output Pane

The Output pane (right panel) displays:

  • Real-time HTML output as tests execute
  • Detailed assertion results
  • Pass/fail status for each test
  • Error messages and stack traces
  • Test timing information

The output persists and updates as you navigate between requests.

Response Persistence

Response data is saved for each request:

  • Switch between requests to see their last response
  • Response clears when you clear results

Stopping Execution

Click the Run button again while execution is in progress to stop:

  • For individual requests: Button shows as active during execution
  • For collections/folders: Execution stops and partial results remain

Before and After Scripts

Scripts execute at different levels:

Request Level

  • Before: Runs before the request
  • After: Runs after the request, tests go here

Folder Level

  • Before: Runs before each request in folder
  • After: Runs after each request in folder

Collection (Root) Level

  • Before: Runs before each request in collection
  • After: Runs after each request in collection

Execution order:

  1. Collection Before
  2. Folder Before (if applicable)
  3. Request Before
  4. HTTP Request
  5. Request After
  6. Folder After (if applicable)
  7. Collection After

Clearing Results

Remove execution results at any level:

Request level:

  • Right-click request → Clear

Folder level:

  • Right-click folder → Clear
  • Clears all requests within folder

Root level:

  • Right-click collection root → Clear All
  • Clears entire collection

Status indicators and Output pane content clear accordingly.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Run selected item: Click Run button or status icon
  • Stop execution: Click Run button while executing

Next Steps