As more and more apps are being assembled from a rapidly expanding array of microservices, APIs are the key to accessing these new architectures. That new feature you’re working on will often rely on upstream services that can only be accessed via APIs - so to test the functionality of the new component you’ll need to simulate those services. While APIs are the backbone of the websites and apps we rely on today, automated testing of them is only starting to grow. Join Patrick Poulin, CEO of API Fortress, as he provides an introduction to API testing, the best ways to test your own APIs using popular tools available today, and demonstrates the orchestration of API tests and Sauce Labs tests as part of a Jenkins build process. Key takeaways: -Clearly understand what API testing means. -Learn about best practices. -See demonstrations of popular testing tools. -See API and UI/UX testing implemented as part of a Jenkins build.

1. AUTOMATED API TESTING

2. PRESENTERS:
Patrick Poulin
CEO @ API Fortress
patrick@apifortress.com
Simone Pezzano
CTO @ API Fortress
simone@apifortress.com

3. ITINERARY:
1. Quick API Explanation
2. Best Practice Tips
3. Popular Tools
4. Walk Through
5. Automate!

4. Poll
Does your organization
currently test APIs?

5. 1. API Explanation: What is an API?

6. 1. API Explanation: What is an API?

7. 1. API Explanation: Types of APIs
SOAP vs REST
XML vs JSON

8. 1. API Explanation: Types of APIs
Protocols:
SOAP vs REST
Formats:
XML vs JSON

9. 1. API Explantion: Why Test & Automate?
• Only 10% of Issues Caught Within 24hrs
• Backbone of apps, platforms, affiliate programs.

10. 1. API Explanation: Why Test & Automate?
• Computers > Humans
• Bug free deployments
• Functional uptime SLAs.

11. 2. Best Practice - Simple
• Single Endpoint
• Response Code, Content-Type
• Schema & Data Type

12. 2. Best Practice - Advanced
• Confirm Business Logic
• Use Dynamic Data
• Integration Test (multiple endpoints)

13. 3. Popular Tools

14. Poll
Which of these testing
platforms have you used?

15. • Creating Tests Without a Schema
• Who Are the End Users?
• Reporting and Integrations
• Simple Automation
• Cloud vs On-Premises
3. Popular Tools – Picking Yours

16. 3. Popular Tools

17. Build the Test &
Automatic Executions

18. 4. Postman Walkthrough
• Make a Call
• Make a Simple Test
• Schedule

19. 4. API Fortress Walkthrough

20. 5. Automate!

21. 5. Automate!

22. Key Takeaways
• Choose the Right Platform
• Test Everything (headers, objects, business logic)
• Use Dynamic Data
• Integration Tests (reproduce user flows)
• Go Beyond Just Performance, Accuracy is Key

23. Questions?
Patrick@apifortress.com
http://apifortress.com