Response Data and Cookies

After sending a request in DocStar, the Response section displays the API’s response, helping you analyze its status, body, headers, and cookies.

Once a request is sent, TechDoc provides a structured view of the response:
1. Status Code – Indicates whether the request was successful
2. Response Body – Displays the returned data in JSON, XML, or raw text format.
3. Headers – Shows metadata about the response, such as content type and caching policies.

Cookies play an important role in API authentication, session management, and state tracking. DocStar provides a Cookies section where you can view, add, and manage cookies associated with your requests.

• When an API response includes cookies, DocStar captures and displays them in the Cookies section.

• DocStar allows users to manually add cookies for a specific domain.

• To add a cookie:

  1. Go to the Cookies section.

  2. Enter the domain where the cookie should be applied.

  3. Click the Add button to create a new cookie entry.

  4. Define the cookie name, value, and any additional properties.

• You can modify existing cookies to test different authentication or session behaviors.

• Unwanted cookies can be deleted to reset API interactions

By analyzing response data and managing cookies effectively, DocStar allows you to:
✅ Identify API errors and troubleshoot issues.
✅ Test authentication mechanisms that rely on session cookies.
✅ Simulate different user states by modifying cookies.

DocStar ensures that handling response data and cookies is both efficient and user-friendly, making API testing smoother and more insightful. 🚀