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Effective practices for API Test Automation

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Effective practices for API Test Automation
Application development is getting complicated, as applications tend to get complex with changing customer preferences and
challenges posed by digital technologies. Testing for Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) happens at the message level,
which is highly critical, as it helps to gauge its accessibility, performance, functionality, and security. API tests are the fastest
tests to get incorporated within online Product Development processes. At the same time, API Testing can be tricky,
emphasizing that the testing activity needs to be scrupulously planned with some best practices.
Test Automation has been considered for various types and categories of testing. It not only brings speed, but also ensures
accuracy and maximum test coverage. Test Automation for APIs is needed to eliminate any possible errors, detect defects early,
and ensure quality through the application development cycle. However, Automated Testing is a strategic decision, which needs
a scope of work and plan for execution. If done without a plan, Automation can be chaotic.
API Testing enables the developers to perform self-tests at lower costs, which is generally considered for start-ups with lesser
funds and resources. It further helps to detect breaches that could be missed while other application tests are being conducted.
One of the most critical tests are security tests during API testing, which can impact a secure interface for your application. With
a secure API your users can enjoy a secure UI and keep the application safe from online breaches. Hence, in order to make API
testing flawless and more efficient it is recommended to consider Test Automation frameworks and tools.

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Test Automation for API Testing
Broadly, Test Automation is needed to make the testing process quicker, smoother, and much more cohesive. In this post, we
shall look at some interesting best practices that can further boost the API Test Automation process.
Create common library for repeating tests
In order to validate and confirm a behaviour tests need to be repeated, especially, to confirm similar actions. In that case, it is
recommended to create a common library to bring together all the test requests and make the testing cycles shorter, but
simpler.
Ensure clarity for your tests
While writing tests for automation or using frameworks, it is important to write clear tests that would enable debugging. In
this way, you need not pay attention when the tests are running, and when they begin to fail, as the glitches can be easily
found out. This not only saves time, but make the automation successful and result-oriented.
At the same time, you can list down the reasons for failure, namely, flawed frameworks, issues with the test environment,
flaws with the functionality, or unstable product or application conditions. While this is being checked, it is important to look
at other aspects with the application as well. For instance, the failure clause with the application should be clearly reported.

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Any additional information should be included within the report. Alongside, all the failure tests and data from these tests
should be saved to keep it as a reference.
Keep a blueprint of your tests
As mentioned earlier, it is absolutely critical to plan and structure your tests in a way that they guide you throughout the
testing cycle. The tests should be configurable across various systems and can run on various test environments under
different configurations. This blueprint must be tracked and referred to throughout the development cycle. It will enable
teams to even add tests and track their performance with much less effort. Ultimately, the behaviour of the application can
be effectively monitored and recorded during the process, under varying conditions.
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