Just as it is crucial to test the core functionality, it is equally essential to validate the Application Programming Interfaces (API) as well before the changes are deployed. We believe that the client shouldn’t be the one experiencing an issue related to API before you do. Here’s a quick guide on how API testing can prove to be rather beneficial for your software
Initially, let’s get an idea of what API testing is. This type of software testing is useful to validate that the APIs are functioning well and the security parameters are well intact in this regard. It ensures that the API brings demanded data to all visitors simultaneously. Here are some notable use cases of API testing
- API testing helps to detect bugs at an early stage. It enables the tester to check the working of software without it having a fully developed interface. The bugs that were to affect the GUI are detected at an early stage here through API testing?
- API testing is far more time efficient than GUI testing. In layman's terms, the time it takes to test a GUI is double contrast to the time it takes to test an API. it wouldn’t be wrong to say that if in a minute, we can test around 30,000 APIs when it comes it GUI,
- API testing is language-independent and so the API can easily be tested using any language. The reason behind this is that here the data is exchanged using two main formats including XML and JSON. these formats are language-independent.
- API testing is ideal for overall testing of the quality and working of the software for an optimal user experience. It tests all the functional and non-functional features of the software to ensure that all potential flaws in regard to databases or interfaces are eliminated.?
