Postman & API Testing by Amber Race
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The document discusses exploring APIs using Postman. It recommends testing APIs without a pre-set script through exploratory testing. It provides tips for using Postman to import APIs from Chrome or Swagger and test parameters, outputs, interoperability, security, exceptions, and data of public APIs. The document includes resources for further API and Postman learning.
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Postman & API Testing by Amber Race
- 1. Postman & API Testing Amber Race Senior SDET at Big Fish Games Up Next
- 2. EXPLORING YOUR APIS WITH POSTMAN Amber Race (@ambertests) Senior SDET, Big Fish Games
- 3. Get Yer Samples! All code shown in this talk is available on my Github! https://github.com/ ambertests/explore-with- postman
- 4. Explorator y Testing Testing without a pre-set script or set of test steps.
- 5. Amber Race - @ambertests https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/tracking-firm-locationsmart-leaked-location-data-for-customers-of- all-major-u-s-mobile-carriers-in-real-time-via-its-web-site/ TESTING A PUBLICLY FACING API THROUGH YOUR UI IS NOT ENOUGH!!!!!
- 9. Amber Race - @ambertests Service Test Strategy P – Parameters O – Output I – Interop S – Security E – Error Handling D – Data
- 10. Amber Race - @ambertests PARAMETERS • The client is always wrong • Boundaries • Business rules
- 12. Amber Race - @ambertests OUTPUT • Status codes • Headers • Logging
- 13. Logging and Status Codes
- 14. Amber Race - @ambertests INTEROP • Clients • Dependencies
- 16. Amber Race - @ambertests SECURITY • Authentication and spoofing • Exposed data • SQL Injection • “Hidden” apis
- 18. Amber Race - @ambertests EXCEPTIONS • No unhandled exceptions • Error info, but not too much
- 20. Amber Race - @ambertests DATA • Updates and replication • Unicode • Caching
- 22. Amber Race - @ambertests More Resources ■ Restful-Booker: https://restful- booker.herokuapp.com/ ■ Danny Dainton’s Postman Tips: https://github.com/DannyDainton/All- Things-Postman ■ Postman Blog: http:// blog.getpostman.com/ ■ Big List of Naughty Strings: https:// github.com/minimaxir/big-list-of-naughty- strings ■ Workshop Materials: https:// github.com/ambertests/explore-with- postman
- 23. Amber Race - @ambertests Thank you for attending! ■ Email: amber.race @outlook.co m ■ LinkedIn: https:// www.linkedin.c om/in/amber- race-tests ■ Twitter: @ambertest s