How to set parameters for a JMeter POST request?
The steps to set POST request parameters in JMeter are as follows:
- Open JMeter and create a new test plan.
- 1. Right-click on the test plan, select “Add” -> “Threads (Users)” -> “Thread Group”.
- Right-click on the thread group, choose “Logic Controller” -> “Sampler” -> “HTTP Request”.
- Choose the “POST” method in the HTTP request.
- Enter the URL you want to send the request to in the “Server Name or IP” field.
- Enter the path of the request to be sent in the “path” field.
- In the “Parameters” panel, click the “Add” button to add request parameters.
- Enter the name of the parameter in the “Parameter Name” field.
- Enter the value of the parameter in the “Parameter Value” field.
- Select the encoding method for the parameter in the “Parameter Encoding” field, if desired.
- Optionally, select the type of parameter (e.g. file parameter) in the “Parameter Type” field.
- Optionally, specify the content type of the request in the “Content-Type” header field.
- Optionally, input the file path in the “path” field to send the request (if using a file parameter).
- Optionally, enter the filename of the request to be sent in the “File Name” field (if using a file parameter).
- Optionally, set parameterization options in the “Parameterization” tab.
- Click the “send” button to submit the request.
This way, you can set POST request parameters in JMeter.