API Testing and Validation (2017)

Most API testing doesn't actually test the API. This course shows how to validate your API from the consumer's point of view, testing to confirm that problems experienced by your end users are being solved. Join Keith Casey as he focuses on how to approach API testing by implementing a behavior-driven development model. Keith uses Gherkin to set up a Behat environment so you can see how to write and run your first test. Then, he shows how to build API test requests, including how to introduce variables, authenticate requests, and validate responses. He also covers refactoring tests, establishing system states, using extensions for batch operations, and more.

Learning objectives
The benefits of behavior testing
Setting up a test environment
Building your first API test
Sending requests
Validating response codes and payload
Making authenticated requests
Refactoring tests
Writing to the API
Establishing a system state for tests
Using extensions
Performing batch operations