Types of API Testing #shorts
Video by ClayDesk E-Learning via YouTube
Source
Types of API Testing #shorts #shortsfeed #shortsviral #short #shortvideo #shots #shortsyoutube #shortfeed
API testing involves verifying the API’s functionality, reliability, performance, and security. This type of testing typically involves sending requests to the API and checking the responses to ensure that they match the expected results. API testing can be automated using specialized software tools, which can help to save time and reduce the risk of human error.
1. Validation Testing
This type of testing ensures that the API is returning the expected results and in the correct format. Validation testing involves checking that the input parameters, output format, response code, and data type are correct.
2. UI Testing
UI testing validates that the API works correctly within the application’s user interface. This type of testing ensures that the UI is accurately reflecting the API’s results and that the API is handling the UI’s inputs correctly.
3. Functional Testing
Functional testing verifies that the API functions correctly and meets the required specifications. This type of testing can include testing the API’s business logic, input validation, output validation, and error handling.
4. Load Testing
Load testing involves testing the API’s performance and stability under stressful conditions. This type of testing simulates high traffic and heavy usage scenarios to ensure that the API can handle a large number of concurrent users and requests.
5. Runtime and Error Detection
This type of testing ensures that the API can handle runtime errors and exceptions. This includes testing for network timeouts, memory leaks, incorrect input parameters, and other errors that can occur during runtime.
6. Penetration Testing
Penetration testing is a type of security testing that involves simulating attacks from hackers to detect vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the API. This type of testing can include network scanning, vulnerability scanning, and manual penetration testing.
7. API Hacking
API hacking is security testing techniques that exploits vulnerabilities in an API. Attackers (and testers) can target API endpoints to gain access to data, disrupt services, or hijack the entire system. Ethical hackers can train by attacking intentionally vulnerable APIs, which can be downloaded from the Internet. Then, they can turn to the organization’s own APIs to test their resilience and find weaknesses.
8. Security Testing
Security testing aims to identify security-related vulnerabilities and flaws in the API and ensure that the API meets the required security standards. This type of testing includes testing for vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and others.
9. Fuzz Testing
Fuzz testing involves feeding unexpected and invalid inputs into the API to test its ability to handle unexpected input and recover from errors. This type of testing can uncover security vulnerabilities or unexpected behavior in the API.