# API Testing

## Time and location

Oct 18, 2024, 8:30 AM – Oct 25, 2024, 12:00 PM

## About

**GENERAL INFORMATION**  
For private corporate training, a minimum of 4 participants is required. To maximize interaction, a maximum of 8 participants is ideal. Contact us for a quote.  
Fridays, October 18 and 25, 2024: 7 hours (over 2 half-days): $595 plus taxes / participant: Computer, camera, microphone, stable internet connection, and Google Classroom platform Zentelia provides all necessary documents virtually, including course notes and exercises.  
**Dates**  
**Training duration**  
**Fee**  
**Participant requirements**

**LEARNING OBJECTIVES**

- Understand the basics of APIs and their importance in software development.
- Master the use of Postman to configure, execute, and automate API tests.
- Apply best practices and security principles in API testing.
- Conduct and evaluate end-to-end (E2E) tests to validate full system integration.

**WHO IS IT FOR?**

- Testers
- Quality assurance specialists
- Developers
- Technical project managers
- Functional analysts
- Students and IT professionals

Basic software development knowledge, familiarity with API concepts and HTTP requests, and understanding of JSON format are advantageous but not mandatory for this training.  
**PREREQUISITES**

**COURSE OUTLINE**

- Definition and importance of API testing in software development.  **Introduction to APIs**
- Understanding REST architecture, introduction to Swagger, and authentication using bearer token.  **API Testing Basics**
- Overview of Postman, installation, and basic configuration.  **Introduction to Testing Tools**
- Automating tests and creating tests to verify API responses.  **Automated Testing with Postman**
- Explanation of E2E testing and its importance.  **Introduction to End-to-End (E2E) Testing**
- Discussion on best practices for designing and testing APIs.  **API Testing Best Practices and Security**
- **Conclusion**

Danny Paradis, automation solutions architect specializing in user interface testing.  **INSTRUCTOR**