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What is a Background section in a Karate feature file?
A Background section contains steps that run before every scenario in a feature file, useful for shared setup like defining the base URL, common headers, or reusable variables that every scenario in the file needs.
Feature: order API tests Background: * url 'https://api.example.com' * header Authorization = 'Bearer ' + authToken Scenario: get an order Given path '/orders/1' When method get Then status 200 Scenario: create an order Given path '/orders' And request { item: 'Widget', qty: 2 } When method post Then status 201
Because the Background runs fresh before each scenario, not once for the whole file, any state it sets up (like a freshly generated auth token) is guaranteed consistent for every scenario, avoiding the kind of test pollution that can happen when setup only runs once for an entire suite.
A Background section's steps run:
A Background section is commonly used for:
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