Introduction to API Testing

API Testing Strategy

Postman

Test Automation

API

Requirements

  • Software Testing Knowledge

Description

API testing is a type of software testing that analyzes an application program interface (API) to verify it fulfills its expected functionality, security, performance, and reliability.

We have many advantages for learning API Testing, some of them are:

  • Improved test coverage
  • Greater test stability
  • Reduced testing costs
  • API test automation requires less code than automated GUI tests, resulting in faster testing and a lower overall cost.

Through this course; the audience would get a detailed insight into how to test APIs. In this course, all information is presented in an easy straightforward way so any non-tech person can start with it to have the proper guidance about API testing, also any software engineer who is looking to enrich his/her knowledge related to API Testing is the right course for you.

What you’ll learn:

We will have a walkthrough of what is an API and how can we see the web and mobile APIs.
A tour of Postman (Postman is an API platform for building and using APIs) and the strategy of testing APIs in this tool. Lastly, we will discuss how to automate a collection of APIs using the Postman tool.

Are there any course requirements or prerequisites?

  • Basic Software Testing Knowledge

I hope you enjoy the course. Happy Learning!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner QAs

Course content

5 sections • 12 lectures • 31m total lengthExpand all sections

Introduction3 lectures • 7min

  • Introduction00:43
  • Intro to API03:33
  • Demo03:05

Postman2 lectures • 6min

  • Postman Quick Tour02:50
  • Import API02:44

Testing Strategy5 lectures • 11min

  • Add APIs for Testing02:29
  • Environments02:05
  • Parameters02:13
  • Output02:34
  • Testing Scenarios01:54

Test automation with Postman1 lecture • 4min

  • Walkthrough03:32

Mock Testing1 lecture • 3min

  • Mock Server03:28