# ReadyAPI **URL:** https://community.smartbear.com/c/api/readyapi/18.md [Latest](https://community.smartbear.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.smartbear.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.smartbear.com/tags.md) --- ## [java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.getBytes(String)" because "message" is null](https://community.smartbear.com/t/java-lang-nullpointerexception-cannot-invoke-string-getbytes-string-because-message-is-null/832)
**Author:** [@Douglas\_Young](https://community.smartbear.com/u/Douglas_Young)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/java-lang-nullpointerexception-cannot-invoke-string-getbytes-string-because-message-is-null/832 "2026-11-04T14:40:20Z")
What is ReadyAPI 4.3.0 trying to tell me with this error it emits when loading my composite project. I don’t have any properties named “message”. I do have about 650 User-specific properties in various testcase files, … --- ## [Readyapi 4 - Running single test step doesnt show PASS och FAIL in the Navigator window](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-4-running-single-test-step-doesnt-show-pass-och-fail-in-the-navigator-window/757)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-4-running-single-test-step-doesnt-show-pass-och-fail-in-the-navigator-window/757 "2026-10-07T11:49:05Z")
Originally posted by masto\_se on October 07, 2026 Is there a viable reason for this? In previous versions when executing a test step the result was always updated in the navigator. Now I have to review the assert sect… --- ## [Problem starting multiple instances of ReadyAPI.exe](https://community.smartbear.com/t/problem-starting-multiple-instances-of-readyapi-exe/631)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 8:06am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/problem-starting-multiple-instances-of-readyapi-exe/631 "2026-05-12T08:06:05Z")
Originally posted by JonatanP on February 19, 2025 In our organisation we have been running ReadyAPI on a Windows server. Multiple users have logged in with RDP, started their own instance of ReadyAPI and signed in wi… --- ## [how to transfer result of groovy script](https://community.smartbear.com/t/how-to-transfer-result-of-groovy-script/684)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 9:07am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/how-to-transfer-result-of-groovy-script/684 "2019-01-18T09:07:49Z")
Originally posted by mgroen2 on January 17, 2019 I have following Groovy script in Ready: def profiel = UUID.randomUUID() this generates a UUID as the script result Now I want to use the value of profiel in the bod… --- ## [zero pad string in groovy script](https://community.smartbear.com/t/zero-pad-string-in-groovy-script/682)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/zero-pad-string-in-groovy-script/682 "2018-04-11T20:57:15Z")
Originally posted by bdre on April 11, 2018 in my Groovy script I want to format an integer as a zero padded string. Something like: def row = 27 log.info "zero padded = " + Format("%04i", row) can it be done? --- ## [Import Postman Collection](https://community.smartbear.com/t/import-postman-collection/680)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/import-postman-collection/680 "2018-05-09T18:19:26Z")
Originally posted by soapuser12 on September 21, 2017 Hello there, We are having issues with the ‘Import Postman Collection’ functionality in SoapUI Pro. After importing the V1 postman collection with no issues, we … --- ## [Connection to an Oracle database without CID, but with Servicename](https://community.smartbear.com/t/connection-to-an-oracle-database-without-cid-but-with-servicename/676)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/connection-to-an-oracle-database-without-cid-but-with-servicename/676 "2016-06-29T17:48:51Z")
Originally posted by abbas on June 15, 2016 Hi everybody, I cann’t configure the connection to Oracle database, because there is no CID. I must configure it just with servicename! Thanks for your support. Abbas --- ## [Error getting response; java.lang.StackOverflowError](https://community.smartbear.com/t/error-getting-response-java-lang-stackoverflowerror/672)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/error-getting-response-java-lang-stackoverflowerror/672 "2019-02-06T16:00:10Z")
Originally posted by chanthj on January 06, 2015 I have been using SoapUI 4.6.4 for a couple of years. All the sudden it got an error “Error getting response; java.lang.Exeption: java.lang.StackOverflowError” when I r… --- ## [Mock Service: mockRequest.requestContent is NULL (HTTP PUT)](https://community.smartbear.com/t/mock-service-mockrequest-requestcontent-is-null-http-put/671)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/mock-service-mockrequest-requestcontent-is-null-http-put/671 "2019-11-14T14:52:41Z")
Originally posted by andsoulnd on July 17, 2014 I am trying to get the content of HTTP PUT request (take text from request body) to compose dynamic response in REST Mock Service. mockRequest.requestContent is always … --- ## [\[Resolved\] error: does not close tag](https://community.smartbear.com/t/resolved-error-does-not-close-tag/670)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/resolved-error-does-not-close-tag/670 "2014-06-30T20:03:17Z")
Originally posted by krisrr3 on October 09, 2012 Hi guys, I am trying to import a WSDL and I am getting the error below. Error loading \[http://localhost:8080/custident-service/ciCustSearchService.wsdl\]: or… --- ## [Reuse adapted xml file and send in REST](https://community.smartbear.com/t/reuse-adapted-xml-file-and-send-in-rest/646)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/reuse-adapted-xml-file-and-send-in-rest/646 "2026-06-15T09:39:46Z")
Originally posted by AAB55 on March 04, 2026 Hi SmartBear, Long time ago that I was here (under a different name :slight\_smile: ). Glad to be back though :wink: So, my question: We want to send a file as Query, ca… --- ## [Managing Failures - New vs. Expected/Known Issues](https://community.smartbear.com/t/managing-failures-new-vs-expected-known-issues/645)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/managing-failures-new-vs-expected-known-issues/645 "2026-06-14T14:06:30Z")
Originally posted by mnwill117 on March 03, 2026 Our test suites run on a schedule in multiple environments, using test runner to run tests using tags to run test cases across multiple test suites. We’re struggling t… --- ## [403 forbidden issue](https://community.smartbear.com/t/403-forbidden-issue/643)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/403-forbidden-issue/643 "2026-06-14T13:59:31Z")
Originally posted by Rpatel772 on February 24, 2026 While API Testing, I sometimes see in ReadyAPI 403 Access denied issue comes but when I close and open ReadyAPI, it goes away, has anyone seen this issue before? My… --- ## [Date as a Global property](https://community.smartbear.com/t/date-as-a-global-property/642)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/date-as-a-global-property/642 "2026-06-12T13:17:20Z")
Originally posted by Armytech on February 12, 2026 Hi How do I set date as a global property? I need to set a global property that when I send the API request it will then input the current date into the call and re… --- ## [Share how you use AI in your API testing (30-min call)](https://community.smartbear.com/t/share-how-you-use-ai-in-your-api-testing-30-min-call/756)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/share-how-you-use-ai-in-your-api-testing-30-min-call/756 "2026-10-06T16:37:31Z")
Originally posted by Jo-Laing on October 06, 2026 Hey there! Our UX Research team is looking to talk with you about how you use AI in your testing work today, and what role you see it playing in your ReadyAPI workflo… --- ## [Unable to load license file](https://community.smartbear.com/t/unable-to-load-license-file/626)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/unable-to-load-license-file/626 "2026-06-10T15:55:30Z")
Originally posted by jasahl on September 23, 2024 I’m trying to install our license file to our on premise server. Steps 1 & 2 are fine, but when I attempt to upload, I get a “Sass license cannot be imported” message,… --- ## [ReadyAPI (2.6.0) opens with Blank Screen - Linux x64](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-2-6-0-opens-with-blank-screen-linux-x64/619)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-2-6-0-opens-with-blank-screen-linux-x64/619 "2026-04-13T09:24:26Z")
Originally posted by grlima on April 16, 2019 When starting the ReadyAPI I got a blank screen, with this error on the ReadyAPI log: Tue Apr 16 11:35:04 BRT 2019: INFO: Starting ReadyAPI 2.6.0 (build 2261) Tue Apr 16 … --- ## [SoapUI Groovy: Brazilian Gerador de CPF CNPJ](https://community.smartbear.com/t/soapui-groovy-brazilian-gerador-de-cpf-cnpj/618)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/soapui-groovy-brazilian-gerador-de-cpf-cnpj/618 "2016-09-09T21:32:41Z")
Originally posted by luizmass on September 09, 2016 Hi, To Brazilians that use ID, CPF and CNPJ, for the Test Cases, i got this in javascript and convert to Groovy, is it OK: Here, I’d just used log.info but you can… --- ## [completeLastOperation in datasource](https://community.smartbear.com/t/completelastoperation-in-datasource/613)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/completelastoperation-in-datasource/613 "2026-09-29T20:28:05Z")
Originally posted by masto\_se on September 29, 2026 The property in a Datasource called completeLastOperation should not be saved to disk, it is more of a runtime thing. It does affect my repo unnecessarily. --- ## [Searchbar lacks a clear/reset button](https://community.smartbear.com/t/searchbar-lacks-a-clear-reset-button/612)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/searchbar-lacks-a-clear-reset-button/612 "2026-09-29T20:24:39Z")
Originally posted by masto\_se on September 29, 2026 I think it used to be a x-button before beside the searchbar in Readyapi 3.x It disapeared in 4 ?? --- ## [Tear down script not executed when project is executed from testEngine.](https://community.smartbear.com/t/tear-down-script-not-executed-when-project-is-executed-from-testengine/587)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/tear-down-script-not-executed-when-project-is-executed-from-testengine/587 "2026-09-01T02:28:17Z")
Originally posted by Raghav21 on August 31, 2026 As part of our current project effort we have a teardown script that pulls out the runner data to pull out the execution data and push to a porta using a endpoint. We … --- ## [Korean (CJK) characters show as boxes (□) on macOS Apple Silicon in ReadyAPI 4.x](https://community.smartbear.com/t/korean-cjk-characters-show-as-boxes-on-macos-apple-silicon-in-readyapi-4-x/582)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/korean-cjk-characters-show-as-boxes-on-macos-apple-silicon-in-readyapi-4-x/582 "2026-09-07T14:18:11Z")
Originally posted by ohyoungrok on August 24, 2026 Hi, After upgrading from ReadyAPI 3.66.0 to the 4.x line on macOS (Apple Silicon), all Korean characters in the UI render as empty boxes (□, “tofu”). This affects te… --- ## [ReadyAPI 4.1.0 issues with groovy "assert" statements](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-4-1-0-issues-with-groovy-assert-statements/572)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-4-1-0-issues-with-groovy-assert-statements/572 "2026-09-04T17:34:01Z")
Originally posted by groovyguy on August 14, 2026 I have already opened a support ticket, but I wanted to see if anyone else is running into this issue. With ReadyAPI, a vast majority of our tests use groovy scripts t… --- ## [Shape the Future of ReadyAPI + AI — Survey Closes August 31](https://community.smartbear.com/t/shape-the-future-of-readyapi-ai-survey-closes-august-31/559)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/shape-the-future-of-readyapi-ai-survey-closes-august-31/559 "2026-08-03T14:13:54Z")
Originally posted by yousaf on August 03, 2026 Hi everyone, The ReadyAPI team are conducting some user experience research, and would love to learn how you use ReadyAPI today and which AI tools you use alongside it, … --- ## [Auth profile does not work with PKCE enabled](https://community.smartbear.com/t/auth-profile-does-not-work-with-pkce-enabled/553)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/auth-profile-does-not-work-with-pkce-enabled/553 "2026-07-27T19:49:38Z")
Originally posted by tatiana\_suarez on July 27, 2026 Company add PKCE to the SSO login page, I added into my tests but it does not work code challenge method is S256. Geeting: Unfortunately, we can’t open this page… --- ## [Incorrect Response Displayed in ReadyAPI When Running SOAP Test Cases in Parallel](https://community.smartbear.com/t/incorrect-response-displayed-in-readyapi-when-running-soap-test-cases-in-parallel/552)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/incorrect-response-displayed-in-readyapi-when-running-soap-test-cases-in-parallel/552 "2026-07-23T10:40:13Z")
Originally posted by phuong\_pham on July 23, 2026 Hi all, Has anyone experienced the following issue in ReadyAPI? When running SOAP WS test cases in Parallel mode, some test steps fail because the response shown in … --- ## [PDF Report not getting generated with JDK21 version and ReadyAPI 3.64](https://community.smartbear.com/t/pdf-report-not-getting-generated-with-jdk21-version-and-readyapi-3-64/550)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 10:15am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/pdf-report-not-getting-generated-with-jdk21-version-and-readyapi-3-64/550 "2026-07-21T10:15:55Z")
Originally posted by PradeepKumar on July 21, 2026 I am unable to create PDF report on HelloWorld JDK21 application with ReadyAPI version 3.64. This is working fine with JDK17 but getting report generation issue with… --- ## [ReadyAPI Log4j version 2.25.4](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-log4j-version-2-25-4/538)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-log4j-version-2-25-4/538 "2026-07-13T14:40:32Z")
Originally posted by Kevin20 on July 12, 2026 Hi - We have a vulnerability that is assigned to this version of Log4J (2.25.3) bundled with Ready API version 4.1.0. I have been waiting for an update of Log4j but it has… --- ## [ReadyAPI 4.1.0 gRPC client fails with NotSslRecordException against plaintext gRPC server](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-4-1-0-grpc-client-fails-with-notsslrecordexception-against-plaintext-grpc-server/535)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/readyapi-4-1-0-grpc-client-fails-with-notsslrecordexception-against-plaintext-grpc-server/535 "2026-07-09T09:38:50Z")
Originally posted by vijaya7790 on July 09, 2026 Environment ReadyAPI 4.1.0 Build Date: 2026-06-25 Windows 11 gRPC Server: ReceiverGrpcServer.exe Endpoint: 127.0.0.1:50051 Proto: receiver\_control.proto Problem i… --- ## [Unable to login: Java.io.IOException: Could not obtain access token](https://community.smartbear.com/t/unable-to-login-java-io-ioexception-could-not-obtain-access-token/761)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.smartbear.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.smartbear.com/t/unable-to-login-java-io-ioexception-could-not-obtain-access-token/761 "2026-10-11T22:12:58Z")
Originally posted by CharleneL on October 11, 2026 Opening ReadyAPI brings up the “Activate ReadyAPI License” dialog. I selected “Login with SmartBear ID” and clicked the “Login” button, which successfully generated a… [Next page](https://community.smartbear.com/c/api/readyapi/18.md?page=1)