skipIf Usage

skipIf conditionally skips work when its expression evaluates to true.

LPS supports skipIf in two places:

• at iteration level
• at httpRequest level

Iteration-Level skipIf

Use iteration-level skipIf when the whole iteration should be skipped.

name: IterationFeaturesPlan
rounds:
  - name: FeatureRound
    numberOfClients: 50
    arrivalDelay: 100
    runInParallel: false
    iterations:
      - name: LoginIteration
        httpRequest:
          url: https://httpbin.org/post
          method: POST
          headers:
            Content-Type: application/json
          payload:
            raw: |
                { "username": "user", "password": "pass" }
      - name: Home
        httpRequest:
          url: https://httpbin.org/
          httpMethod: Get
        skipIf: ${LoginResponse.StatusCode} = 401

Request-Level skipIf

Use httpRequest.skipIf when the iteration should still exist in the flow but the request itself should not be sent.

name: TestPlan
rounds:
  - name: FeatureRound
    numberOfClients: 10
    arrivalDelay: 1000
    runInParallel: false
    iterations:
      - name: users
        httpRequest:
          capture:
            to: users
            as: Json
            makeGlobal: true
          url: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users
          method: GET
      - name: httpbinOrg
        httpRequest:
          skipIf: ${users.Body[$length($users.Body)-1].id} = 10
          httpMethod: Get
          url: https://httpbin.org/

Supported Expression Inputs

skipIf expressions can use:

• normal variables
• captured response fields such as StatusCode, Headers, and Body
• declarative methods such as $length(...) and $randomItem(...) using positional or source= input
• arithmetic expressions inside JSON, XML, and CSV index positions

Tips

• Wrap complex placeholders with ${...} when they contain stoppers or special characters.
• XML body paths use XPath semantics, so repeated elements are one-based.
• Use request-level skipIf for targeted suppression and iteration-level skipIf for broader flow control.