API testing tutorials - Getting Started

in steemit •  7 years ago  (edited)


What is an API?

API is an acronym for Application Programming Interface.
It enables communication and data exchange between two separate software systems

Dummy API - https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1

Fails to handle error conditions gracefully

Unused flags

Missing or duplicate functionality

Reliability Issues. Difficulty in connecting and getting response from API.

Security Issues

Multi-threading issues

Performance Issues. API response time is very high.

Improper errors/warning to caller

Incorrect handling of valid argument values

Response Data is not structured correctly (JSON or XML)

PPT - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s1HSQeaQuRgJqcnM7rDGj8OBVpG95SaEMFHOG3A9SLw/edit?usp=sharing


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