API Testing with Postman Training Course

Introduction

Postman and the Art of API Testing

• Distinguishing between API testing, unit testing, and UI testing

Protocols Supported by Postman

• Support for Soap, Rest, HTTP, and GraphQL
• Differentiating path parameters from query parameters

Core Principles of API Testing

• Handling Get requests
• Executing Post requests
• Parameterizing requests for flexibility
• Managing collections

Setting Up the Development Environment

• Installing and configuring Postman
• Account registration in Postman

Building API Requests

• Utilizing a test API
• Including additional data with requests
• Creating dynamic requests using variables
• Importing requests directly from a browser
• Debugging request issues
• Saving and sharing requests with colleagues
• Analyzing and inspecting responses

Testing and Scripting Strategies

• Writing scripts for tests
• Conducting API tests
• Refactoring test cases for better efficiency

Integrating API Workflows with GitHub

• Configuring two-factor authentication for both Postman and GitHub
• Building a basic workflow using the GitHub API

Automation of Test Execution

• Using the collection runner for sampling
• Leveraging Postman monitors for continuous testing
• Installing Newman for command-line automation
• Executing collections via Newman and generating detailed reports

Summary and Wrap-up