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AUTOMATED API TESTING
ITINERARY:
1. Quick API Explanation2. Best Practice Tips3. Popular Tools4. Walk Through5. Automate!
Poll
Does your organization currently test APIs?
1. API Explanation: What is an API?
1. API Explanation: What is an API?
1. API Explanation: Types of APIs
SOAP vs REST
XML vs JSON
1. API Explanation: Types of APIs
Protocols:SOAP vs REST
Formats:XML vs JSON
1. API Explantion: Why Test & Automate?
• Only 10% of Issues Caught Within 24hrs
• Backbone of apps, platforms, affiliate programs.
1. API Explanation: Why Test & Automate?
• Computers > Humans
• Bug free deployments
• Functional uptime SLAs.
2. Best Practice - Simple
• Single Endpoint
• Response Code, Content-Type
• Schema & Data Type
2. Best Practice - Advanced
• Confirm Business Logic
• Use Dynamic Data
• Integration Test (multiple endpoints)
3. Popular Tools
Poll
Which of these testing platforms have you used?
• Creating Tests Without a Schema
• Who Are the End Users?
• Reporting and Integrations
• Simple Automation
• Cloud vs On-Premises
3. Popular Tools – Picking Yours
3. Popular Tools
Build the Test &Automatic Executions
4. Postman Walkthrough
• Make a Call
• Make a Simple Test
• Schedule
4. API Fortress Walkthrough
5. Automate!
5. Automate!
Key Takeaways
• Choose the Right Platform
• Test Everything (headers, objects, business logic)
• Use Dynamic Data
• Integration Tests (reproduce user flows)
• Go Beyond Just Performance, Accuracy is Key
