Exploring Tools for API Testing
API Testing is an essential part of systems development as it helps find and potentially resolve bugs on the earlier phase of the development cycle.
Instructions
Select at least five (5) tools mentioned in the web resource attached to this module and make a guide/documentation on its background, features, advantages and drawbacks.
Content
Postman
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Description: Postman is a popular API development environment (ADE) that helps users build, test, document, and monitor APIs. It provides a variety of features, including a visual request builder, response viewer, and test runner.
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Features:
- Postman API allows users to programmatically access data stored in the account
- Postman Echo
- Postman Visualizer provides visual representation of the request responses.
- Built-in Libraries
- Workflow Control
- Collaboration Features
- Collection-Level Information
- Monitors for Regression Testing
- Built-in GraphQL Support
- Documentation Pizzaz
Link to Service/Tool: www.postman.com/ | Documentation
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Easy to use | Can be slow on large applications |
| Comprehensive feature set | Free version has limited features |
| Large community support | Can be expensive for enterprise users |
JMeter
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Description: JMeter is a free and open-source load testing tool that can be used to test APIs. It is a 100% pure Java application and was originally intended for testing web applications. It allows users to create and execute test scripts to simulate real-world user traffic.
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Features:
- Ability to load and performance test many different applications/protocol types
- Fully featured test IDE with fast Test Plan Recording, Building, and Debugging
- CLI Mode
- Purely (100%) Java = Portability!
- Full multi-threading
- Caching and Offline Analysis/Replay of test results
- Highly Extensible Core
Link to Service/Tool: jmeter.apache.org/ | Documentation
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Free and open-source | Can be complex to learn |
| Powerful load testing features | Requires Java runtime environment (JRE) |
| Large community support | Can be difficult to scale for large applications |
RestSharp
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Description: RestSharp is a .NET library for consuming and testing REST APIs. It provides a simple and easy-to-use interface for making HTTP requests and parsing responses.
Features:
- Serialization
- Authentication
- Fully Async
- Forms, Request Body, and Files
- Extensive Configuration
- Parameter Usage
Link to Service/Tool: restsharp.dev/| Documentation
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Simple and easy to use | Not as feature-rich as some other API tools |
| Well-documented | Can be slow on large applications |
| Free and open-source | Community support is not as large as some other API tools |
Assertible
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Description: Assertible is a cloud-based API testing platform that helps users create, execute, and manage API tests. It provides a variety of features, including a visual test builder, test runner, and reporting dashboard.
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Features:
- Simple and intuitive user interface
- Team collaboration support out-of-the-box
- Integrates with your favorite tools
- First-class continuous integration and delivery support
Link to Service/Tool: assertible.com | Documentation
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Easy to use | Can be expensive for enterprise users |
| Comprehensive feature set | Free version has limited features |
| Cloud-based platform | Can be slow on large applications |
Apigee
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Description: Apigee is a cloud-based API management platform that helps organizations manage and secure their APIs. It provides a variety of features, including an API gateway, API analytics, and API developer portal. Apigee is now a product of Google
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Features:
- Duet AI Integration
- Automated API Security with Machine Learning-based abuse detection
- High-performance API proxies
- Hybrid/Multicloud Deployment
- Traffic management and control policies
- Developer Portals integrated to the API Life Cycle
- Built-in Custom API analytics dashboards
- Near real-time API monitoring
Link to Service/Tool: cloud.google.com/apigee/ | Documentation
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive feature set | Can be expensive for enterprise users |
| Cloud-based platform | Requires an Apigee account |
| Scalable and reliable | Can be complex to set up and configure |