API Testing Basics
Test APIs by hand and with scripts: status codes, payloads, auth and edge cases.
What you'll learn
- Plan API test cases
- Check status codes, bodies and headers
- Test auth and error cases
- Write reproducible bug reports
About this course
You test a sample API with an API client and then with automated tests. You learn what to test, how to handle auth and how to write clear bug reports.
Course curriculum
4 modules and 12 lessons over 3 weeks. Plan for about 9 learning hours.
01PlanningWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- What to test
- Happy paths
- Edge cases
02Manual testingWeek 1 · 3 lessons
- API clients
- Environments
- Auth
03Automated testsWeek 2 · 3 lessons
- Test scripts
- Assertions
- Running in CI
04ReportingWeek 3 · 3 lessons
- Bug reports
- Reproduction steps
- Exercise review
Project
API test plan. A test plan, test scripts and three bug reports for a sample API.
Who this course is for
Developers and QA learners working with APIs.
Prerequisites
You know what an HTTP request is.
What's included
- 120-day course access
- Step-by-step lessons
- Practice files
- Reusable code templates
- A graded final exercise
- A digital completion certificate
Learning format
Self-paced practical course, part of our self-paced courses. Graded final exercise with written feedback.
Access and delivery
- Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
- Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Certificate
You receive a digital completion certificate. Final exercise feedback is delivered within 2 business days of submission, and the completion certificate is issued within 2 business days after passing the final exercise.
Frequently asked questions
When does access start?
Enrollment is activated within 15 minutes after payment.
Is payment taken on this website?
No. After you submit your enrollment request, we reply by email with payment details and enrollment confirmation.
Does this course guarantee a job or income?
No. It is an education and training service and does not include employment, income or placement guarantees.
Can I cancel?
Our Refund and Cancellation Policy lists the terms for self-paced course programs.
