#Random uuid generator how to#

GUID in postman can be used directly without writing any code. So in this section of the tutorial, we will be moving step by step covering the following:

#Random uuid generator how to#

The purpose here to understand How to create dynamic GUID? which can be used later either in the request URL, body or header. We are not using any actual request for this because we are not analyzing the response here. In this tutorial, we will show you how to generate GUID in Postman and how to pass it as a header. It does not need predefined memory usage or declaration. GUID, as we have discussed above, comes in the category of dynamic variables. Let's see how GUID is implemented in Postman. There are other variables such as timestamp in Postman and, all those work similarly as GUID. Just specify guid in double curly braces (shown in next sections) and Postman will take care of the rest. While using GUID in Postman, you do not need to specify the memory or value of the variable specifically. Here you can determine one variable without specifying its type and use it anywhere in across programs. This can happen in a dynamic programming language such as Perl. Dynamic variables, unlike static variables, are assigned the memory when the program is run and not beforehand. There is no memory assigned to such a variable so the computer thinks no such variable exists and hence it throws errors.Īnother type of variable is dynamic variables. If you use a variable without declaring it like name = 'Harish', the computer will get confused. For example, when we declare a variable like var name we are telling the operating system to reserve the memory for the variable name. Static variables are those variables that are assigned memory before the execution of the program. In computer science, there are two kinds of variables namely static and dynamic.

Knowledge of Pre-request script - What are pre-request scripts in Postman ( Refer the tutorial).

Knowledge of Environment and Variables in Postman - What are environments and variables in Postman ( Refer the tutorial).

Knowledge of GUID - What is GUID and structure of GUID ( Refer the tutorial).

Now that we are familiar with the idea of GUID, we will implement it practically in this tutorial.

Moreover, database transition becomes smooth and server functioning easy. We discussed that the most important reason for using GUID is that the collision rate is next to impossible while using GUID. It has proved to be a satisfying and revolutionizing solution to a problem that existed for some time. In the last tutorial, we have discussed GUID in general and how it has affected the overall internet mechanism of saving the data into the database.