1. Foundations of API Testing
API testing is the practice of verifying that an application's interfaces behave correctly across functionality, contracts, performance, security, and error handling. It is valuabl...
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API testing is the practice of verifying that an application's interfaces behave correctly across functionality, contracts, performance, security, and error handling. It is valuabl...
Read full chapter →HTTP status codes are the primary vocabulary an API uses to tell clients what happened. The 4xx class signals client errors: the caller did something wrong and must adjust. Within...
Read full chapter →An HTTP method is safe if it is intended to be read-only and must not cause side effects: GET and HEAD are the canonical examples. RFC 7231 defines GET, HEAD, PUT, DELETE, and (pra...
Read full chapter →Authentication answers "who are you?" while authorization answers "what are you allowed to do?" In practice, an Authorization header such as Bearer <token> proves identity; t...
Read full chapter →REST is an architectural style organized around resources identified by URIs, with a uniform interface, stateless requests, and representations (typically JSON) transferred over HT...
Read full chapter →In microservice systems, contract testing verifies that a provider service's API still matches the expectations of its consumers—request and response shapes, status codes, and head...
Read full chapter →Beyond correctness, APIs must remain fast, reliable, and observable under load. Load testing measures behavior under expected and peak load to confirm latency, throughput, and erro...
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