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List Tests

Fetch an array of all the tests in your account.

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
Response
{
  "code": "SUCCESS",
  "data": [
    {
      "_id": "5db700c6881b5f7978697da9",
      "autoRetry": null,
      "browser": null,
      "dateCreated": "2019-10-28T14:52:54.363Z",
      "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T20:06:28.041Z",
      "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T20:06:10.831Z",
      "dateUpdated": "2019-10-28T18:02:43.940Z",
      "disableVisuals": true,
      "failOnJavaScriptError": null,
      "finalDelay": null,
      "globalStepDelay": null,
      "httpHeaders": [],
      "links": [],
      "maxAjaxDelay": null,
      "maxWaitDelay": 5000,
      "name": "Multiple Targets",
      "organization": {
        "_id": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
        "name": "Ghost Inspector"
      },
      "passing": true,
      "publicStatusEnabled": false,
      "region": null,
      "screenshotCompareEnabled": null,
      "screenshotComparePassing": null,
      "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.1,
      "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com/demo/",
      "suite": {
        "_id": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5",
        "name": "Smoke Tests"
      },
      "testFrequency": 0,
      "testFrequencyAdvanced": [],
      "viewportSize": null
    },
    {
      "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
      "autoRetry": null,
      "browser": null,
      "dataSource": null,
      "dateCreated": "2020-01-23T21:08:04.664Z",
      "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T21:11:03.194Z",
      "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:10:56.108Z",
      "dateUpdated": "2020-01-24T21:09:24.948Z",
      "details": "This is a simple test that will log into the dashboard and assert that the widgets are showing up properly.",
      "disableVisuals": null,
      "disallowInsecureCertificates": null,
      "failOnJavaScriptError": null,
      "finalDelay": null,
      "globalStepDelay": null,
      "httpHeaders": [],
      "language": null,
      "links": [],
      "maxAjaxDelay": null,
      "maxWaitDelay": null,
      "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
      "organization": {
        "_id": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
        "name": "Ghost Inspector"
      },
      "passing": true,
      "publicStatusEnabled": true,
      "region": null,
      "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
      "screenshotComparePassing": true,
      "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
      "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
      "suite": {
        "_id": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5",
        "name": "Smoke Tests"
      },
      "testFrequency": 0,
      "testFrequencyAdvanced": [],
      "viewportSize": null
    }
  ]
}


Get Test

Fetch a single test

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to fetch
Response
{
  "code": "SUCCESS",
  "data": {
    "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
    "autoRetry": null,
    "browser": null,
    "dataSource": null,
    "dateCreated": "2020-01-23T21:08:04.664Z",
    "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T21:11:03.194Z",
    "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:10:56.108Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2020-01-24T21:09:24.948Z",
    "details": "This is a simple test that will log into the dashboard and assert that the widgets are showing up properly.",
    "disableVisuals": null,
    "disallowInsecureCertificates": null,
    "failOnJavaScriptError": null,
    "filters": [],
    "finalDelay": null,
    "globalStepDelay": null,
    "httpHeaders": [],
    "language": null,
    "links": [],
    "maxAjaxDelay": null,
    "maxWaitDelay": null,
    "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
    "organization": {
      "_id": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
      "name": "Ghost Inspector"
    },
    "passing": true,
    "publicStatusEnabled": true,
    "region": null,
    "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
    "screenshotComparePassing": true,
    "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
    "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
    "steps": [
      {
        "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd2",
        "command": "click",
        "condition": {
          "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;"
        },
        "optional": false,
        "private": false,
        "sequence": 0,
        "target": ".site-logo a",
        "value": "",
        "variableName": ""
      },
      {
        "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd1",
        "command": "assertTextPresent",
        "condition": null,
        "optional": false,
        "private": false,
        "sequence": 1,
        "target": [
          {
            "selector": "h1"
          },
          {
            "selector": ".subhead"
          }
        ],
        "value": "Automated",
        "variableName": ""
      }
    ],
    "suite": {
      "_id": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5",
      "name": "Smoke Tests"
    },
    "testFrequency": 0,
    "testFrequencyAdvanced": [],
    "viewportSize": null
  }
}


Update Test

Update a test and return the updated test.

Request
POSThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to update
Request Example using cURL

POST Request with JSON body:
curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X POST -d '{"name": "Login and Check Dashboard (updated)"}' 'https://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/?apiKey=<apiKey>'
Response
{
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "data": {
      "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
      "autoRetry": null,
      "browser": null,
      "dataSource": null,
      "dateCreated": "2020-01-23T21:08:04.664Z",
      "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T21:11:03.194Z",
      "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:10:56.108Z",
      "dateUpdated": "2020-05-06T21:09:24.948Z",
      "details": "This is a simple test that will log into the dashboard and assert that the widgets are showing up properly.",
      "disableVisuals": null,
      "disallowInsecureCertificates": null,
      "failOnJavaScriptError": null,
      "filters": [],
      "finalDelay": null,
      "globalStepDelay": null,
      "httpHeaders": [],
      "language": null,
      "links": [],
      "maxAjaxDelay": null,
      "maxWaitDelay": null,
      "name": "Login and Check Dashboard (updated)",
      "organization": {
        "_id": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
        "name": "Ghost Inspector"
      },
      "passing": true,
      "publicStatusEnabled": true,
      "region": null,
      "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
      "screenshotComparePassing": true,
      "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
      "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
      "steps": [
        {
          "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd2",
          "command": "click",
          "condition": {
            "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;"
          },
          "optional": false,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 0,
          "target": ".site-logo a",
          "value": "",
          "variableName": ""
        },
        {
          "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd1",
          "command": "assertTextPresent",
          "condition": null,
          "optional": false,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 1,
          "target": [
          {
            "selector": "h1"
          },
          {
            "selector": ".subhead"
          }
        ],
          "value": "Automated",
          "variableName": ""
        }
      ],
      "suite": {
        "_id": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5",
        "name": "Smoke Tests"
      },
      "testFrequency": 0,
      "testFrequencyAdvanced": [],
      "viewportSize": null
    }
}


Delete a Test

Delete a test.

Request
DELETEhttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to delete
Response
{
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "data": true
}


Execute Test

Execute a single test in your account and return the result.

Note: Test are executed in real time so this request can take some time to return. We’d suggest programming your request to deal with response times of up to 11 minutes. Tests are currently limited to 10 minutes of run time.
Request
GET or POSThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/execute/?apiKey=<apiKey>&startUrl=<startUrl>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to execute
startUrl
(Optional) Alternate start URL to use for this execution only
browser
(Optional) Alternate browser to use for this execution. The following options are available: chrome (Latest version), chrome-<version> (Specific version of Chrome, for example chrome-83), firefox (Latest version), firefox-<version> (Specific version of Firefox, for example firefox-77).
userAgent
(Optional) Alternate user agent to use for this execution only
region
(Optional) Geo-location for test execution. The following options are available: us-east-1 (default), us-west-1, ca-central-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, eu-west-2, eu-west-3, eu-north-1, me-south-1, ap-east-1, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-south-1, sa-east-1
httpAuthUsername
(Optional) Alternate HTTP authentication username to use for this execution only
httpAuthPassword
(Optional) Alternate HTTP authentication password to use for this execution only
webhook
(Optional) An escaped URL (or array of URLs) added to the webhooks list for this execution only
disableNotifications
(Optional) Use 1 to disable (or 0 to enable) all notifications for this execution only
immediate
(Optional) Use 1 to initiate the execution, then immediate return a response (without results)
dataFile
(Optional) A CSV file containing a row of variable values for each test run as outlined in our data-driven testing section. A POST request must be used when sending this file. When included, an array of test results will be returned, instead of a single result.
disableVisuals
(Optional) Use 1 to disable (or 0 to enable) capturing screenshots and videos for this execution only
maxConcurrentDataRows
(Optional) Specify the max number of rows to execute simultaneously when executing a test using dataFile
screenshotCompareEnabled
(Optional) Use 1 to enable (or 0 to disable) screenshot comparison for this execution only
screenshotCompareThreshold
(Optional) Use a number between 0.0 and 1.0 to set the tolerance when comparing screenshots (for this execution only). Will be ignored if screenshot comparison or visual capture is disabled.
screenshotExclusions
(Optional) Use comma-separated CSS selectors. Elements matched by this CSS will be hidden before the screenshot is taken (for this execution only). Will be ignored if screenshot comparison or visual capture is disabled.
screenshotTarget
(Optional) Use a CSS or XPath selector. Screenshot will be taken of the element specified instead of the whole page (for this execution only). Will be ignored if screenshot comparison or visual capture is disabled.
viewport
(Optional) Alternate screen size to use for this execution only. This should be a string formatted as {width}x{height}, for example 1024x768. Will be ignored if screenshot comparison or visual capture is disabled.
slackChannel
(Optional) Specify the Slack channel to notify for this test run. Note that the value must be myChannel or %23myChannel and not #myChannel.
[varName]
(Optional) Pass in custom variables for the test run that are accessible in your steps via {{varName}}. For example, including &firstName=Justin in the API call will create a {{firstName}} variable with the value Justin.
Request Examples using cURL
Note: In all cases POST variables will override GET parameters.
GET Request with Parameters:
curl "https://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/execute/?apiKey=<key>&startUrl=<url>"

POST Request with Parameters:
curl -d "apiKey=<key>" -d "startUrl=<url>" "https://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/execute/"

POST Request with JSON body:
curl -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"apiKey": "<key>", "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com", "myVar": 99}' 'https://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/execute/'

POST Multipart Form Request with CSV File:
curl -F "apiKey=<key>" -F "dataFile=@vars.csv" "https://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/execute/"
Response
{
  "code": "SUCCESS",
  "data": {
    "_id": "5e2b5d5dd4c4051afbd2248c",
    "autoRetry": false,
    "autoRetryTriggered": false,
    "browser": "chrome-79",
    "commentCount": 0,
    "comments": [],
    "console": [
      {
        "_id": "5e2b5d6765c1671520bc20d2",
        "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:10:58.098Z",
        "error": false,
        "output": "An  element was lazyloaded with loading=lazy, but had no dimensions specified. Specifying dimensions improves performance. See https://crbug.com/954323",
        "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/"
      }
    ],
    "dateCreated": "2020-01-24T21:10:53.194Z",
    "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T21:11:03.194Z",
    "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:10:56.108Z",
    "disableVisuals": false,
    "disallowInsecureCertificates": false,
    "endUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
    "error": {},
    "executionHost": "test001.ghostinspector.net",
    "executionTime": 7086,
    "extractions": {},
    "failOnJavaScriptError": false,
    "filters": [],
    "finalDelay": 0,
    "globalStepDelay": 250,
    "language": null,
    "maxAjaxDelay": 10000,
    "maxWaitDelay": 15000,
    "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
    "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
    "passing": true,
    "region": "us-east-1",
    "screenshot": {
      "original": {
        "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-original.png",
        "dims": {
          "h": 3315,
          "w": 1024
        },
        "path": "screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-original.png",
        "size": 508453
      },
      "small": {
        "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-small.png",
        "dims": {
          "h": 1036,
          "w": 320
        },
        "path": "screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-small.png",
        "size": 159382
      }
    },
    "screenshotCompareBaselineResult": "5e2b5d06854c611834aa6cd7",
    "screenshotCompareDifference": 0,
    "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
    "screenshotComparePassing": true,
    "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
    "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
    "steps": [
      {
        "_id": "5e2b5d6965c1671520bc20d6",
        "command": "click",
        "condition": {
          "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;",
          "result": true
        },
        "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:11:00.606Z",
        "extra": {
          "source": {
            "sequence": 0,
            "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
          }
        },
        "notes": "",
        "optional": false,
        "passing": true,
        "private": false,
        "sequence": 0,
        "target": ".site-logo a",
        "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
        "value": "",
        "variableName": ""
      },
      {
        "_id": "5e2b5d6965c1671520bc20d7",
        "command": "assertTextPresent",
        "condition": null,
        "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:11:01.343Z",
        "extra": {
          "source": {
            "sequence": 1,
            "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
          }
        },
        "notes": "",
        "optional": false,
        "passing": true,
        "private": false,
        "sequence": 1,
        "target": "h1",
        "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
        "value": "Automated",
        "variableName": ""
      }
    ],
    "suiteResult": null,
    "test": {
      "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
      "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
      "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
      "suite": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5"
    },
    "urls": [
      "https://ghostinspector.com",
      "https://ghostinspector.com/"
    ],
    "user": {
      "_id": "55b2accc4f66690c07294201",
      "name": "Justin Klemm"
    },
    "uuid": "4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf",
    "variables": {
      "orgVar": "foo"
    },
    "video": {
      "dims": {
        "h": 768,
        "w": 1024
      },
      "path": "videos/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf.mp4",
      "url": "https://ghostinspector-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf.mp4"
    },
    "viewportSize": {
      "height": 768,
      "width": 1024
    }
  }
}


Get Running

Fetch a list of the currently-executing results for this test and return the result.

Request
GET or POSThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/running/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to execute
Response
{
  "code": "SUCCESS",
  "data": [
    {
      "_id": "5e2b6294854c611834aa6cde",
      "autoRetry": false,
      "autoRetryTriggered": false,
      "browser": "chrome",
      "commentCount": 0,
      "comments": [],
      "console": [],
      "dateCreated": "2020-01-24T21:33:08.870Z",
      "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:33:09.571Z",
      "disableVisuals": false,
      "disallowInsecureCertificates": false,
      "endUrl": "",
      "executionHost": "test001.ghostinspector.net",
      "executionTime": null,
      "failOnJavaScriptError": false,
      "filters": [],
      "finalDelay": 0,
      "globalStepDelay": 250,
      "language": null,
      "maxAjaxDelay": 10000,
      "maxWaitDelay": 15000,
      "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
      "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
      "passing": null,
      "region": "us-east-1",
      "screenshotCompareBaselineResult": null,
      "screenshotCompareDifference": null,
      "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
      "screenshotComparePassing": null,
      "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
      "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
      "steps": [
        {
          "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd2",
          "command": "click",
          "condition": {
            "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;"
          },
          "extra": {
            "source": {
              "sequence": 0,
              "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
            }
          },
          "notes": "",
          "optional": false,
          "passing": null,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 0,
          "target": ".site-logo a",
          "value": "",
          "variableName": ""
        }
        {
          "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd1",
          "command": "assertTextPresent",
          "condition": null,
          "extra": {
            "source": {
              "sequence": 1,
              "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
            }
          },
          "notes": "",
          "optional": false,
          "passing": null,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 1,
          "target": "h1",
          "value": "Automated",
          "variableName": ""
        }
      ],
      "suiteResult": null,
      "test": {
        "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
        "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
        "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
        "suite": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5"
      },
      "urls": [],
      "user": {
        "_id": "55b2accc4f66690c07294201",
        "name": "Justin Klemm"
      },
      "uuid": "6e930f8b-37f4-42e6-a4a1-11d85cf57fd0",
      "viewportSize": {
        "height": 768,
        "width": 1024
      }
    }
  ]
}


Accept Screenshot

Accept the current screenshot as the new baseline for this test.

Request
GET or POSThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/accept-screenshot/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to accept the screenshot for
Response
{
  "code": "SUCCESS",
  "data": {
    "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
    "autoRetry": null,
    "browser": null,
    "dateCreated": "2020-01-23T21:08:04.664Z",
    "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T21:36:14.674Z",
    "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:36:06.839Z",
    "dateExecutionTriggered": "2020-01-24T21:36:04.072Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2020-01-24T21:35:30.841Z",
    "details": "This is a simple test that will log into the dashboard and assert that the widgets are showing up properly.",
    "disableVisuals": null,
    "disallowInsecureCertificates": null,
    "failOnJavaScriptError": null,
    "filters": [],
    "finalDelay": null,
    "globalStepDelay": null,
    "httpHeaders": [],
    "language": null,
    "links": [],
    "maxAjaxDelay": null,
    "maxWaitDelay": null,
    "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
    "organization": {
      "_id": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
      "name": "Ghost Inspector"
    },
    "passing": true,
    "publicStatusEnabled": true,
    "region": null,
    "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
    "screenshotComparePassing": true,
    "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
    "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
    "steps": [
      {
        "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd2",
        "command": "click",
        "condition": {
          "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;"
        },
        "optional": false,
        "private": false,
        "sequence": 0,
        "target": ".site-logo a",
        "value": "",
        "variableName": ""
      },
      {
        "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd1",
        "command": "open",
        "condition": null,
        "optional": false,
        "private": false,
        "sequence": 1,
        "target": "",
        "value": "/docs/",
        "variableName": ""
      }
    ],
    "suite": {
      "_id": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5",
      "name": "Smoke Tests"
    },
    "testFrequency": 0,
    "testFrequencyAdvanced": [],
    "user": {
      "_id": "55b2accc4f66690c07294201",
      "firstName": "Justin",
      "lastName": "Klemm"
    },
    "viewportSize": null
  }
}


Duplicate Test

Duplicate a test within your account, return the new test. The new test will be duplicated within the same Suite as the original.

Request
GET or POSThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/duplicate/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to duplicate
Response
{
      "code": "SUCCESS",
      "data": {
        "_id": "5e2b69f3d4c4051afbd2248f",
        "autoRetry": null,
        "browser": null,
        "dateCreated": "2020-01-23T21:08:04.664Z",
        "dateExecutionFinished": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "dateExecutionStarted": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "dateExecutionTriggered": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2020-01-24T21:35:30.841Z",
        "details": "This is a simple test that will log into the dashboard and assert that the widgets are showing up properly.",
        "disableVisuals": null,
        "disallowInsecureCertificates": null,
        "failOnJavaScriptError": null,
        "filters": [],
        "finalDelay": null,
        "globalStepDelay": null,
        "httpHeaders": [],
        "language": null,
        "links": [],
        "maxAjaxDelay": null,
        "maxWaitDelay": null,
        "name": "Login and Check Dashboard (Copy)",
        "organization": {
          "_id": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
          "name": "Ghost Inspector"
        },
        "passing": null,
        "publicStatusEnabled": true,
        "region": null,
        "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
        "screenshotComparePassing": null,
        "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
        "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
        "steps": [
          {
            "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd2",
            "command": "click",
            "condition": {
              "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;"
            },
            "optional": false,
            "private": false,
            "sequence": 0,
            "target": ".site-logo a",
            "value": "",
            "variableName": ""
          },
          {
            "_id": "5e2b5ce5854c611834aa6cd1",
            "command": "open",
            "condition": null,
            "optional": false,
            "private": false,
            "sequence": 1,
            "target": "",
            "value": "/docs/",
            "variableName": ""
          }
        ],
        "suite": {
          "_id": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5",
          "name": "Smoke Tests"
        },
        "testFrequency": 0,
        "testFrequencyAdvanced": [],
        "user": "55b2accc4f66690c07294201",
        "viewportSize": null
      }
    }


List Test Results

Fetch an array containing the results for a test. Results are returned in reverse chronological order (newest first).

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/results/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test containing the results
count
The number of results to return (default 10, maximum 50)
offset
The number of results to offset the returned set by (default 0)
Response
{
  "code": "SUCCESS",
  "data": [
    {
      "_id": "5e2b5d5dd4c4051afbd2248c",
      "autoRetry": false,
      "autoRetryTriggered": false,
      "browser": "chrome-79",
      "commentCount": 0,
      "comments": [],
      "console": [
        {
          "_id": "5e2b5d6765c1671520bc20d2",
          "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:10:58.098Z",
          "error": false,
          "output": "An  element was lazyloaded with loading=lazy, but had no dimensions specified. Specifying dimensions improves performance. See https://crbug.com/954323",
          "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/"
        }
      ],
      "dateCreated": "2020-01-24T21:10:53.194Z",
      "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T21:11:03.194Z",
      "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:10:56.108Z",
      "disableVisuals": false,
      "disallowInsecureCertificates": false,
      "endUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
      "executionHost": "test001.ghostinspector.net",
      "executionTime": 7086,
      "extractions": {},
      "failOnJavaScriptError": false,
      "filters": [],
      "finalDelay": 0,
      "globalStepDelay": 250,
      "language": null,
      "maxAjaxDelay": 10000,
      "maxWaitDelay": 15000,
      "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
      "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
      "passing": true,
      "region": "us-east-1",
      "screenshot": {
        "original": {
          "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-original.png",
          "dims": {
            "h": 3315,
            "w": 1024
          },
          "path": "screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-original.png",
          "size": 508453
        },
        "small": {
          "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-small.png",
          "dims": {
            "h": 1036,
            "w": 320
          },
          "path": "screenshots/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf-small.png",
          "size": 159382
        }
      },
      "screenshotCompareBaselineResult": "5e2b5d06854c611834aa6cd7",
      "screenshotCompareDifference": 0,
      "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
      "screenshotComparePassing": true,
      "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
      "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
      "steps": [
        {
          "_id": "5e2b5d6965c1671520bc20d6",
          "command": "click",
          "condition": {
            "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;",
            "result": true
          },
          "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:11:00.606Z",
          "extra": {
            "source": {
              "sequence": 0,
              "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
            }
          },
          "notes": "",
          "optional": false,
          "passing": true,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 0,
          "target": ".site-logo a",
          "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
          "value": "",
          "variableName": ""
        },
        {
          "_id": "5e2b5d6965c1671520bc20d7",
          "command": "assertTextPresent",
          "condition": null,
          "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:11:01.343Z",
          "extra": {
            "source": {
              "sequence": 1,
              "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
            }
          },
          "notes": "",
          "optional": false,
          "passing": true,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 1,
          "target": "h1",
          "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
          "value": "Automated",
          "variableName": ""
        }
      ],
      "suiteResult": null,
      "test": {
        "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
        "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
        "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
        "suite": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5"
      },
      "urls": [
        "https://ghostinspector.com",
        "https://ghostinspector.com/"
      ],
      "user": {
        "_id": "55b2accc4f66690c07294201",
        "name": "Justin Klemm"
      },
      "uuid": "4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf",
      "variables": {
        "orgVar": "foo"
      },
      "video": {
        "dims": {
          "h": 768,
          "w": 1024
        },
        "path": "videos/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf.mp4",
        "url": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/4b362e32-0bae-44b5-a482-387f3a882ebf.mp4"
      },
      "viewportSize": {
        "height": 768,
        "width": 1024
      }
    },
    {
      "_id": "5e2b6344854c611834aa6ce5",
      "autoRetry": false,
      "autoRetryTriggered": false,
      "browser": "chrome-79",
      "commentCount": 0,
      "comments": [],
      "console": [
        {
          "_id": "5e2b634e65c1671520bc20df",
          "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:36:08.818Z",
          "error": false,
          "output": "An  element was lazyloaded with loading=lazy, but had no dimensions specified. Specifying dimensions improves performance. See https://crbug.com/954323",
          "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/"
        }
      ],
      "dateCreated": "2020-01-24T21:36:04.013Z",
      "dateExecutionFinished": "2020-01-24T21:36:14.674Z",
      "dateExecutionStarted": "2020-01-24T21:36:06.839Z",
      "disableVisuals": false,
      "disallowInsecureCertificates": false,
      "endUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com/docs/",
      "executionHost": "test001.ghostinspector.net",
      "executionTime": 7835,
      "extractions": {},
      "failOnJavaScriptError": false,
      "filters": [],
      "finalDelay": 0,
      "globalStepDelay": 250,
      "language": null,
      "maxAjaxDelay": 10000,
      "maxWaitDelay": 15000,
      "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
      "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
      "passing": true,
      "region": "us-east-1",
      "screenshot": {
        "original": {
          "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-original.png",
          "dims": {
            "h": 2708,
            "w": 1024
          },
          "path": "screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-original.png",
          "size": 221486
        },
        "small": {
          "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-small.png",
          "dims": {
            "h": 846,
            "w": 320
          },
          "path": "screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-small.png",
          "size": 70909
        }
      },
      "screenshotCompare": {
        "compareOriginal": {
          "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-compareOriginal.png",
          "dims": {
            "h": 2708,
            "w": 1024
          },
          "path": "screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-compareOriginal.png",
          "size": 197958
        },
        "compareSmall": {
          "defaultUrl": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-compareSmall.png",
          "dims": {
            "h": 846,
            "w": 320
          },
          "path": "screenshots/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef-compareSmall.png",
          "size": 91638
        }
      },
      "screenshotCompareBaselineResult": "5e2b5d5dd4c4051afbd2248c",
      "screenshotCompareDifference": 0.47,
      "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
      "screenshotComparePassing": true,
      "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
      "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
      "steps": [
        {
          "_id": "5e2b635165c1671520bc20e4",
          "command": "click",
          "condition": {
            "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;",
            "result": true
          },
          "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:36:11.299Z",
          "extra": {
            "source": {
              "sequence": 0,
              "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
            }
          },
          "notes": "",
          "optional": false,
          "passing": true,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 0,
          "target": ".site-logo a",
          "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
          "value": "",
          "variableName": ""
        },
        {
          "_id": "5e2b635165c1671520bc20e5",
          "command": "open",
          "condition": null,
          "dateExecuted": "2020-01-24T21:36:13.104Z",
          "extra": {
            "source": {
              "sequence": 1,
              "test": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc"
            }
          },
          "notes": "",
          "optional": false,
          "passing": true,
          "private": false,
          "sequence": 1,
          "target": "",
          "url": "https://ghostinspector.com/",
          "value": "/docs/",
          "variableName": ""
        }
      ],
      "suiteResult": null,
      "test": {
        "_id": "5e2a0b342d0f5947444c31fc",
        "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
        "organization": "5a1b419ae40144279f9ac680",
        "suite": "5a1e1b90154014760af39ef5"
      },
      "urls": [
        "https://ghostinspector.com",
        "https://ghostinspector.com/",
        "https://ghostinspector.com/docs/"
      ],
      "user": {
        "_id": "55b2accc4f66690c07294201",
        "name": "Justin Klemm"
      },
      "uuid": "b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef",
      "variables": {
        "orgVar": "foo"
      },
      "video": {
        "dims": {
          "h": 768,
          "w": 1024
        },
        "path": "videos/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef.mp4",
        "url": "https://ghostinspector-example.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/b21ca485-c15b-40bd-9a5c-d9251f1948ef.mp4"
      },
      "viewportSize": {
        "height": 768,
        "width": 1024
      }
    }
  ]
}


List Test Results in CSV Format

Fetch a CSV formatted export of test results for a test. Results are returned in reverse chronological order (newest first).

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/results/csv/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test containing the results
count
The number of results to return (default 10, maximum 50)
offset
The number of results to offset the returned set by (default 0)
Response
Test Result ID,Test Result URL,Name,Browser,Screen Size,Geolocation,Start URL,End URL,Status,Passed,Screenshot Passed,Screenshot Difference,Error,Duration,Video URL,Screenshot URL,Screenshot Comparison URL,Date Triggered,Date Started,Date Completed
5ec56cb57295aa759378d491,https://app.ghostinspector.com/results/5ec56cb57295aa759378d491,Test #2,Chrome 81,1280x800,us-east-1,https://www.ghostinspector.com,https://www.ghostinspector.com/,Complete,true,false,0.122,,5.676,https://ghostinspector-test.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/795b3adf-9df5-458c-9239-c709f0681110.mp4,https://ghostinspector-test.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/795b3adf-9df5-458c-9239-c709f0681110-original.png,https://ghostinspector-test.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/795b3adf-9df5-458c-9239-c709f0681110-compareOriginal.png,2020-05-20T17:45:25.232Z,2020-05-20T17:45:32.518Z,2020-05-20T17:45:38.194Z
5ec56c427295aa759378d48d,https://app.ghostinspector.com/results/5ec56c427295aa759378d48d,Test #2,Chrome 81,1280x800,us-east-1,https://www.ghostinspector.com,https://www.ghostinspector.com/,Complete,true,false,0.122,,5.728,https://ghostinspector-test.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/8d8418a9-0327-4a07-b9dd-f234803c4d34.mp4,https://ghostinspector-test.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/8d8418a9-0327-4a07-b9dd-f234803c4d34-original.png,https://ghostinspector-test.s3.amazonaws.com/screenshots/8d8418a9-0327-4a07-b9dd-f234803c4d34-compareOriginal.png,2020-05-20T17:43:30.319Z,2020-05-20T17:43:35.073Z,2020-05-20T17:43:40.801Z


Download in Ghost Inspector Format (.json)

Download a single test in Ghost Inspector format (.json).

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/export/json/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to fetch
Response
{
  "autoRetry": null,
  "browser": null,
  "details": "This is a simple test that will log into the dashboard and assert that the widgets are showing up properly.",
  "disableVisuals": null,
  "disallowInsecureCertificates": null,
  "failOnJavaScriptError": null,
  "filters": [],
  "finalDelay": null,
  "globalStepDelay": null,
  "httpHeaders": [],
  "language": null,
  "links": [],
  "maxAjaxDelay": null,
  "maxWaitDelay": null,
  "name": "Login and Check Dashboard",
  "notifications": {
    "5b1e914a3bad610fa4a8fa8b": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "email": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "webhooks": {
      "enabled": false
    }
  },
  "publicStatusEnabled": true,
  "region": null,
  "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
  "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.01,
  "startUrl": "https://ghostinspector.com",
  "steps": [
    {
      "command": "click",
      "condition": {
        "statement": "return 2 + 2 === 4;"
      },
      "optional": false,
      "private": false,
      "sequence": 0,
      "target": ".site-logo a",
      "value": "",
      "variableName": ""
    },
    {
      "command": "open",
      "condition": null,
      "optional": false,
      "private": false,
      "sequence": 1,
      "target": "",
      "value": "/docs/",
      "variableName": ""
    }
  ],
  "testFrequency": 0,
  "testFrequencyAdvanced": [],
  "viewportSize": null
}


Download in Selenium IDE Format (.side)

Download a single test in Selenium IDE format (.side).

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/export/selenium-side/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to fetch
Response
{
  "id": "2c181a11-c461-4bf3-8df2-7189434804a1",
  "version": "1.1",
  "name": "Sample Test",
  "url": "http://sampledomain.com/",
  "tests": [
    {
      "id": "9e7ea88a-8780-488a-9880-0396d8e341a2",
      "name": "Sample Test",
      "commands": [
        {
          "command": "open",
          "target": "http://sampledomain.com/",
          "value": ""
        },
        {
          "command": "setWindowSize",
          "target": "1024x768",
          "value": ""
        },
        {
          "comment": "",
          "command": "type",
          "target": "xpath=//input[@id=\"username\"]",
          "value": "sample"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "suites": [
    {
      "id": "c7a3f198-7793-4231-817e-05427eca6be9",
      "name": "Sample Test",
      "persistSession": false,
      "parallel": true,
      "timeout": 600,
      "tests": [
        "9e7ea88a-8780-488a-9880-0396d8e341a2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "plugins": []
}


Download in Selenium IDE Format (.html)

Download a single test in Selenium IDE format (.html).

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/export/selenium-html/?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
testId
The ID of the test to fetch
Response
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head profile="http://selenium-ide.openqa.org/profiles/test-case">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<link rel="selenium.base" href="https://ghostinspector.com" />
<title>Sample Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<table cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" border="1">
<thead>
<tr>
<td rowspan="1" colspan="3">Sample Test</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>open</td>
<td>/</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>waitForPageToLoad</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>waitForElementPresent</td>
<td>css=#username</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>type</td>
<td>css=#username</td>
<td>test</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>waitForPageToLoad</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>waitForElementPresent</td>
<td>css=#submit</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>click</td>
<td>css=#submit</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</body>
</html>


Test Status Badges

Note: Status badges are disabled by default and can be enabled under Test Settings > Details > Enable Status Badge.

Real-time embeddable status badges for your test. Will return the appropriate status badge image based on the current status of your test.

Request
GEThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/status-badge
Parameters
screenshot
Show the status of screenshotComparePassing for this test.
Statuses
Passing
The last completed run of this test passed.
Failing
The last completed run of this test failed.
Running
Test execution is in progress.
Unknown
The test has no previous execution or the last execution was cancelled.
Screenshot Compare
The screenshot comparison for this test is passing.
Example usage
<img src="https://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/tests/<testId>/status-badge" title="My test status">


Execute On-demand Tests

Execute an on-demand test using JSON from your file system or repository. This endpoint will trigger a test run created out of the JSON definition provided and immediately return a result ID. On-demand test results are associated with your organization, but are not tied to existing tests or suites within the system. Results must be retrieved using the result ID in the response and the Get Test Result endpoint.

Request
POSThttps://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/organizations/<organizationId>/on-demand/execute?apiKey=<apiKey>
Parameters
organizationId
The ID of the organization to execute the test under.
apiKey
Your API key provided in your account
Request Example using cURL

POST Request with JSON body:
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d "@test.json" "https://api.ghostinspector.com/v1/organizations/<organizationId>/on-demand/execute/?apiKey=<apiKey>"
Response
{
  "code": "SUCCESS",
  "data": {
    "_id": "5dbc760c185e8911cfd6f2a0",
    "user": {
      "name": "Ghost User",
      "_id": "59f35ea3ae726358914cc184"
    },
    "viewportSize": {
      "width": 1024,
      "height": 768
    },
    "commentCount": 0,
    "disableVisuals": false,
    "disallowInsecureCertificates": null,
    "passing": null,
    "screenshotCompareDifference": null,
    "screenshotComparePassing": null,
    "urls": [],
    "autoRetry": true,
    "browser": "chrome",
    "comments": [],
    "console": [],
    "dateCreated": "2019-11-01T18:14:36.203Z",
    "endUrl": "",
    "executionHost": "test-runner-916cf2.ghostinspector.net",
    "executionTime": null,
    "failOnJavaScriptError": false,
    "filters": [],
    "finalDelay": 5000,
    "globalStepDelay": 250,
    "language": null,
    "maxAjaxDelay": 10000,
    "maxWaitDelay": 15000,
    "name": "Assertions",
    "organization": "5a0604918ee170435385d4a7",
    "region": "us-east-1",
    "screenshotCompareBaselineResult": null,
    "screenshotCompareEnabled": true,
    "screenshotCompareThreshold": 0.1,
    "screenshotExclusions": "",
    "screenshotTarget": "",
    "startUrl": "https://www.onlineconstructioninc.com/",
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