Postman · Arazzo Workflow

Postman Create and Run a Monitor

Version 1.0.0

Create a scheduled monitor for a collection, then trigger and read a run.

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postman

Workflows

create-and-run-monitor
Create a monitor, run it on demand, and read its state.
Creates a monitor for the supplied collection and environment on a cron schedule, triggers a manual run, and reads the monitor back to confirm its last run.
3 steps inputs: collectionUid, cron, environmentUid, monitorName, timezone, workspace outputs: lastRunStatus, monitorId, runStatus
1
createMonitor
createMonitor
Create a monitor bound to the collection and environment on the supplied cron schedule.
2
runMonitor
runMonitor
Manually trigger a monitor run and capture the run status.
3
getMonitor
getMonitor
Read the monitor back to confirm its schedule and last-run details.

Source API Descriptions

Arazzo Workflow Specification

postman-create-and-run-monitor-workflow.yml Raw ↑
arazzo: 1.0.1
info:
  title: Postman Create and Run a Monitor
  summary: Create a scheduled monitor for a collection, then trigger and read a run.
  description: >-
    Monitors run a collection on a schedule and surface test results. This
    workflow creates a monitor bound to a collection and environment, manually
    triggers a run, and reads the monitor back to confirm its last-run state.
    Each step spells out its request inline so the flow can be read and executed
    without opening the underlying OpenAPI description.
  version: 1.0.0
sourceDescriptions:
- name: monitorsApi
  url: ../openapi/postman-monitors-api-openapi.yml
  type: openapi
workflows:
- workflowId: create-and-run-monitor
  summary: Create a monitor, run it on demand, and read its state.
  description: >-
    Creates a monitor for the supplied collection and environment on a cron
    schedule, triggers a manual run, and reads the monitor back to confirm its
    last run.
  inputs:
    type: object
    required:
    - monitorName
    - collectionUid
    - cron
    properties:
      monitorName:
        type: string
        description: The name of the monitor to create.
      collectionUid:
        type: string
        description: The UID of the collection to monitor.
      environmentUid:
        type: string
        description: The UID of the environment to use during runs.
      cron:
        type: string
        description: The cron expression defining the run schedule.
      timezone:
        type: string
        description: The timezone for the schedule.
        default: America/New_York
      workspace:
        type: string
        description: Optional workspace ID to create the monitor in.
  steps:
  - stepId: createMonitor
    description: >-
      Create a monitor bound to the collection and environment on the supplied
      cron schedule.
    operationId: createMonitor
    parameters:
    - name: workspace
      in: query
      value: $inputs.workspace
    requestBody:
      contentType: application/json
      payload:
        monitor:
          name: $inputs.monitorName
          collection: $inputs.collectionUid
          environment: $inputs.environmentUid
          schedule:
            cron: $inputs.cron
            timezone: $inputs.timezone
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      monitorId: $response.body#/monitor/id
      monitorUid: $response.body#/monitor/uid
  - stepId: runMonitor
    description: >-
      Manually trigger a monitor run and capture the run status.
    operationId: runMonitor
    parameters:
    - name: monitorId
      in: path
      value: $steps.createMonitor.outputs.monitorId
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      runStatus: $response.body#/run/info/status
  - stepId: getMonitor
    description: >-
      Read the monitor back to confirm its schedule and last-run details.
    operationId: getMonitor
    parameters:
    - name: monitorId
      in: path
      value: $steps.createMonitor.outputs.monitorId
    successCriteria:
    - condition: $statusCode == 200
    outputs:
      lastRunStatus: $response.body#/monitor/lastRun/status
  outputs:
    monitorId: $steps.createMonitor.outputs.monitorId
    runStatus: $steps.runMonitor.outputs.runStatus
    lastRunStatus: $steps.getMonitor.outputs.lastRunStatus