newman the cli companion for postman not work with URL in azure pipeline

Question

Configuration :

- task: NewmanPostman@4
        inputs:
          collectionSourceType: 'url'
          collectionURL: 'https://api.getpostman.com/collections/{collectionId}?apikey={apiKey}'
          environmentSourceType: 'url'
          environmentUrl: 'https://api.postman.com/environments/{enviormentId}?apikey={apiKey}'
          reporters: 'htmlextra'
          pathToNewman: '/opt/hostedtoolcache/node/18.15.0/x64/bin/newman'
          htmlExtraDarkTheme: true
          htmlExtraReportTitle: 'ExploreFunctionalTestSummary'
          reporterHtmlExport: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/drop/Postman'
          verbose: true
          logLevel: detailed
          sslInsecure: false

Error : throwing issue ##[error]The process '/opt/hostedtoolcache/node/18.15.0/x64/bin/newman' failed with exit code 1

Debug same scenario on local system after newman install, but got collection not loading ,

Approch-1 to debug on local

error: collection could not be loaded unable to fetch data from url "*https://api.getpostman.com/collections/{collectionId}?apikey={apiKey}*"

Provide the correct approch to implement it without ollectionfile/enviormentfile

Answer 1

NewMan is preinstalled on Ubuntu-latest agent, the version is 6.1.1.

As per the guide:

1. If you would like to use a different version of newman, you can install with npm task as below:

  - task: Npm@1
    displayName: NewMan install
    inputs:
      command: 'custom'
      customCommand: 'install newman@4.6.1 -g'

For the pathToNewman parameter, it points to the newman path if you don't want to use the default version.

Unless you have newman installed on the path /opt/hostedtoolcache/node/18.15.0/x64/bin/newman, please remove the parameter in the task NewmanPostman@4.

2. For the htmlextra reporter type, you need to install newman-reporter-htmlextra ahead via npm task:

  - task: Npm@1
    displayName: NewMan reporter htmlextra install
    inputs:
      command: 'custom'
      customCommand: 'install -g newman-reporter-htmlextra'

My complete yaml below, i added the comment on the tasks.

pool: 
  VMImage: Ubuntu-latest

steps:
  - script: newman --version
    
  # - task: Npm@1                             # commented as i used default Newman
  #   displayName: NewMan install
  #   inputs:
  #     command: 'custom'
  #     customCommand: 'install newman@4.6.1 -g'

  - task: Npm@1
    displayName: NewMan reporter htmlextra install
    inputs:
      command: 'custom'
      customCommand: 'install -g newman-reporter-htmlextra'
  

  - task: NewmanPostman@4
    inputs:
      collectionSourceType: 'url'
      collectionURL: 'https://api.getpostman.com/collections/$(collectionid)?apikey=$(apiKey)'
      environmentSourceType: 'url'
      environmentUrl: 'https://api.postman.com/environments/$(environmentid)?apikey=$(apiKey)'
      reporters: 'htmlextra'
      #pathToNewman: '/opt/hostedtoolcache/node/18.15.0/x64/bin/newman'    # comment it as i use default newman
      htmlExtraDarkTheme: true
      htmlExtraReportTitle: 'ExploreFunctionalTestSummary'
      # reporterHtmlExport: 'drop/Postman'             # i used default newman path for the output path
      verbose: true
      logLevel: detailed
      sslInsecure: false
  

  - task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
    inputs:
      PathtoPublish: '$(Pipeline.Workspace)/s'
      ArtifactName: 'drop'
      publishLocation: 'Container'

Check the report in artifact:

Edit: Add the variable list: