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Learn REST and SOAP API Test Automation in Java

Gain insights into performing REST and SOAP API test automation, writing API and integration tests from scratch, and preparing for test automation interviews with a downloadable framework.

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In software development, microservices and APIs are used for writing business logic. API testing has become an important component in the testing cycle, as it can be used to test the functionality, integration flows, load and performance. In this course, you will learn how to perform REST and SOAP API test automation. This course covers all the required details for you to start writing API and integration tests from scratch. It will also prepare you for test automation interviews. As part of the course, you will be able to download a sample API automation framework. You can use this for writing automation tests of modules or applications, or just extend and customize it for your own use

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62 Lessons9 Quizzes

About API and WebServices

4 Lessons

Get familiar with API test automation, client-server architecture, and web services principles.

About the Course

What is a Client-Server Architecture?

About API and Web Services

Quiz: API and Web Services

Introduction to HTTP

13 Lessons

Look at HTTP fundamentals, including methods, status codes, headers, and parameters for API interactions.

HTTP Requests and HTTP Response

HTTP Status Codes

Quiz: HTTP Status Codes

HTTP Headers

HTTP Parameters

Quiz: HTTP Fundamentals

Introduction to REST API

3 Lessons

Explore REST API fundamentals, architecture principles, and their practical applications.

What is the REST API?

REST Architecture

Quiz: REST Basics

REST API Automation using Rest Assured

18 Lessons

Enhance your skills in REST API automation with Rest Assured, covering HTTP methods and data parsing.

Understanding the Playground - REST

What is a Rest Assured Library?

Quiz: Request Methods

JSONPath Library

Hamcrest Library

Serialization and Deserialization

Specification Builder

Proxy Server Settings

Quiz: API Automation using REST Assured

Introduction to SOAP API

3 Lessons

Take a look at SOAP's structure, messaging, WSDL, and preliminary SOAP API automation strategies.

About SOAP

SOAP Messages and WSDL

Quiz: SOAP

SOAP API Automation

7 Lessons

Tackle SOAP API automation through client creation, request handling, authentication, and proxy setups.

Understanding the Playground - SOAP

Creating a SOAP Client Project

SOAP Client for Making Web Service Calls

Sending Requests using SOAP Client

Handling Authentications

Proxy Server Settings

Quiz: SOAP API Automation

Integration Test

3 Lessons

Master the steps to performing integration tests for REST and SOAP-based API automation.

Basics of an Integration Test

Integration Test - REST

Integration Test - SOAP

Allure Reporting

3 Lessons

Learn how to use Allure for enhanced test reporting, integration, and annotation in API tests.

What is Allure?

Allure Dependency and Annotations

Example - Integrate Allure Report

Manual Testing: REST and SOAP API

2 Lessons

Get started with manual testing of REST and SOAP APIs using Postman and SoapUI.

Postman: REST API Manual Testing

SoapUI: SOAP API Manual Testing

10.

Bonus: API Test Automation Framework

4 Lessons

Break apart the modular frameworks for REST and SOAP API test automation.

Download the REST API Test Framework

Building and Running Tests: REST API

Download the SOAP API Test Framework

Building and Running tests: SOAP API

11.

Conclusion

2 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of open-source API automation tools and their application benefits.

Open-Source Tools for API Automation

Final remarks

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

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