Best Practices for Working with APIs

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Why You Should Test Your API
Getting started with API testingHere at SoapUI.org, we are committed to making API testing easy and reliable for everyone. We believe that API...
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Working with data
Best Practices: Working with DataTest data creation and management is often the biggest challenge when creating tests, manual or automated. For the...
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The Golden Age of APIs
In January of 1999, Darcy DiNucci, a consultant on electronic information design, wrote:"The Web we know now, which loads into a browser...
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SOAP vs REST APIs
The age old question: what is the difference between SOAP and REST APIs, and which one is right for my project?Just because our name is SoapUI...
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REST Request Methods
Best Practices: Testing the Other VerbsThe HyperText Transfer Protocol – HTTP – defines several methods (referred to as "verbs...
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Understanding REST Headers and Parameters
HeadersThe REST headers and parameters contain a wealth of information that can help you track down issues when you encounter them. HTTP Headers...
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5 Best Practices for Data Driven API Testing
Once you’ve decided to take the plunge and begin applying data-driven testing procedures to your API quality assurance efforts, you’ll...
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Quick REST Reference
Service Properties and ActionOnce created, the REST Service has the following properties in the bottom left:Name - the name of the REST...
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Data Driven Testing Obstacles
Over the past several years, the role of the API in the modern enterprise has grown exponentially. Long gone are the days when an API was treated...
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How IoT Pushes QA to the Left
There’s a lot in the press focusing on the negative consequences of the Internet of Things — and surely it raises some privacy and...
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What Is A REST API?
Imagine if every PhD dissertation resulted in something that changed the world? Sadly, most end up with a copy on the shelf at the university...