API testing is a software testing practice that tests the APIs for their functionality, reliability, performance, and security. But, during testing, developers face numerous challenges in quickly validating the logic of the build architecture.
Here are a few API testing challenges.
1. Initial API Testing Setup
In API testing, manual and automated testing both play a major role. Manual testing is done to verify API’s functioning at the basic level, while the latter helps determine its functioning in complex environments. However, setting up an API infrastructure requires expertise.
Solution
Developers must ensure to start the API testing in the design phase. Moreover, conduct regular checking of the APIs for 100 percent uptime. Further, merge the application data with the API testing to ensure they function as expected.
2. Updating API Testing Schema
One of the critical challenges of API testing is ensuring consistency in updating the schema throughout the testing process. The schema has to be consistently monitored. This ensures that the modifications made amidst API testing are updated in the schema accordingly.
Solution
The best way to overcome this issue is to monitor the schema consistently in both beta and alpha environments.
3. Parameter Combination Testing
API enables effective communication between systems and assigns data values to parameters. These parameters are further passed through data requests. With the increase in parameters, the number of combinations increases. Furthermore, it is hard to manage these combinations during extensive projects.
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Solution
To minimize the issues related to particular configurations, test all possible parameter request combinations in the API. The best way to test parameter combinations is to select one or two apps to use the API on and release it to those applications. It makes it easier to detect if any configurational changes are required for General Availability (GA) release.
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