Learn API Testing: Norms, Practices, and Guidelines for Building Effective Test Automation

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J. JainLearn API Testinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8142-0_1

1. Introduction to API Testing

Jagdeep Jain¹  

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Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, India

 

This chapter introduces application programming interfaces (APIs) and API testing. API testing is an important aspect of software testing activities during the development of typical services-based software. It involves testing the application’s business components, usually represented as an API, before the UI is developed. A microservice is an API that deals with a single requirement.

By the end of this chapter, you’ll have a good idea of the different types of API testing, the need for them, and the advantages ...