API TESTING

Course Description

This course provides a comprehensive overview of API (Application Programming Interface) Testing, focusing on validating the functionality, reliability, performance, and security of APIs. Students will learn how to test RESTful and SOAP APIs using industry-standard tools such as Postman, SoapUI, and REST Assured. The course covers writing test cases, handling different request types (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), validating responses, and automating API tests. Learners will also explore real-world scenarios, including API authentication (OAuth, API keys), JSON/XML parsing, and integrating API tests into CI/CD pipelines.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the fundamentals of APIs and web services, including RESTful and SOAP architectures.
• est APIs manually using tools like Postman and SoapUI to validate requests and responses.
• Identify and use various HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) and understand status codes, headers, and payloads.
• Automate API testing using scripting tools like REST Assured with Java.
• Validate API responses using assertions, schema validation, and data-driven testing techniques.
• Implement authentication mechanisms such as API keys, OAuth2, and JWT in test cases.
• Design reusable and maintainable API test scripts as part of a testing framework.
• Integrate API testing with CI/CD tools like Jenkins to enable automated pipeline testing.

Duration

5 Weeks (3 hours per week)