Get an introduction to load or performance testing—using SOAP UI to demonstrate.
- [Instructor] When you're interested in performance…characteristics of a system, an API can be a helpful way…to get you the answers that you're looking for.…They can allow you to programmatically access certain…functionality in the system, and yet the include enough…of the system to give you a realistic feeling for how…it could actually be used in real life.…So APIs are a great way when you're looking at performance…testing to help you out with that,…but when we talk about performance testing, we could be…talking actually about a number of different things.…So API testing can actually help you with most of these.…
There's many different ways that they can help.…So we might be talking, for example, about load testing.…We might be talking about speed testing, so basically…looking at how fast a page responds.…Or we might be looking at how many requests per minute…a server can handle, or how many items a page can deal with.…We could be looking at stress testing.…We could be looking at a number of different performance…
Author
Dave Westerveld
Released
11/9/2018- Reviewing API terminology
- Mitigating risks related to testing APIs
- Mapping out the layout of an API
- API authorization and authentication
- Finding and using bearer tokens
- Testing GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE calls
- Using mocks, stubs, and fakes in API testing
- Testing microservices and the Internet of Things
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Understanding Web Services and APIs
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Introduction to web services2m 37s
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Types of APIs3m 38s
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Exercise: Map your app3m 15s
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2. Getting Started with API Testing
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Your first tool: Postman3m 35s
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Exploring an API5m 18s
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Challenge: Map the API1m 18s
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Solution: Map the API4m 58s
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3. API Authorization
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Using OAuth tokens3m 28s
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4. Hands-on API Testing
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Testing GET calls4m 31s
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Challenge: Find the secret2m 47s
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Testing POST calls5m 34s
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Testing PUT calls5m 20s
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Testing DELETE calls3m 12s
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Challenge: Find the 5003m 54s
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Solution: Find the 5004m 22s
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5. Additional API Testing Considerations
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API automation4m 50s
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Performance testing4m 18s
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Security testing3m 16s
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Conclusion
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Next steps3m 1s
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