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.

Intermediate

62 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

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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This course includes

35 Playgrounds

9 Quizzes

This course includes

35 Playgrounds

9 Quizzes

Course Overview

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, y...Show More

Course Content

About API and WebServices

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

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

What is HTTP?HTTP Methods GET Method POST Method PUT Method DELETE Method Quiz: HTTP Methods HTTP Requests and HTTP Response HTTP Status Codes Quiz: HTTP Status Codes HTTP Headers HTTP Parameters Quiz: HTTP Fundamentals

Introduction to REST API

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

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?

Given/When/Then GET Request POST Request PUT Request DELETE Request Quiz: Request Methods JSONPath Library Hamcrest Library Serialization and Deserialization Specification Builder File Uploads File Downloads Basic Authentication

Async Requests Proxy Server Settings Quiz: API Automation using REST Assured

Introduction to SOAP API

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.

Integration Test

3 Lessons

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

Allure Reporting

3 Lessons

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

Manual Testing: REST and SOAP API

2 Lessons

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

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Bonus: API Test Automation Framework

4 Lessons

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

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Conclusion

2 Lessons

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

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