There are risks related to testing APIs and in this video Dave Westerveld talks about some of them and shows you to go about mitigating them
- [Instructor] Using APIs and web services…gives you a lot of benefits.…A web service allows you to isolate…parts of your application,…and using an API to get data from it…allows you hand off some of the work,…which lets you focus on presentation in the UI…and not needing to worry about business logic.…There are a lot of benefits that can come…from using APIs and web services,…but they also come with some risks.…I want to quickly review some of these risks,…and I would encourage you to think…about other ones that might be applicable…to the application that you're testing.…So, some of the risks I have here on the screen…are API changes, availability,…timing of responses, performance, security,…and these are all different types of risks…that we can face in API testing.…
So lets take a little closer look at some of these risks.…So, if we look at API changes,…we can see that there are a number of different risks…that we could face.…So, for example, we could have risks around versioning.…If an API changes versions, it could affect the way…
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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
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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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