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Workflow Testing
Testers need to think of the big picture. Testing isn’t just about the details of what inputs to send and what outputs to expect. It is about checking for risks to the client or the business. API testing is no different. We need to check on the kinds of things that matter to the users. Often, with APIs, this involves some kind of workflow where multiple endpoints are called, sometimes in succession.
Workflow testing is often more complex than endpoint testing. It is worth spending some time digging into it and so, in this chapter, we will look at how to approach this kind of testing.
We will cover the following topics in this chapter:
- Different types of workflow tests
- Workflow testing with the Flows feature in Postman
- Advice ...
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