Testing Web APIs

5 Exploratory testing APIs

This chapter covers

• What exploratory testing is and how it works
• How to plan exploratory testing sessions
• What an exploratory testing session might involve
• How to share what has been learned from an exploratory testing session

Before we dive into exploratory testing, let’s start with a short activity. Find a piece of paper and a pen, and write down a script that guides a reader from point A to point B. This could be from the office front door to your desk or from the front door of your house to your kitchen. Try not to worry too much about the route. With your script written, if you can, give it to someone else, and ask them to start at point A and use your script to get them to point B. Once they’ve completed the ...