Experience Report: Web API Automation

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Summary

Watch Beth Marshall & Viv Richards' Experience Report on Web API Automation from Test.bash('Online'): 2020

Challenge Description

Application

The application for this challenge is Restful Booker Platform. More about the application is available here. You can also ask questions related to the application there.

The Challenges:

Complete these challenges using any tooling of your choice.

Beginner:

Perform a GET request on the branding API and assert the response.

Intermediate:

Create a new Room using the Rom API and assert it was successfully created. Tip, you’ll need to also need to prove you are authenticated by calling the Auth API and saving the token!

Advanced:

Create a solution/framework that allows you to test all the APIs. You’ll need to include tests for:

  • Branding: GET, PUT
  • Room: GET, PUT, POST, DELETE
  • Booking: GET, PUT, POST, DELETE
  • Auth: POST. Login, logout, validate
  • Report: GET
  • Messaging: GET, POST,

Bonus, test that you can mark a message as read.

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Beth Marshall
Senior Quality Engineer

Beth has been testing for the past 15 years, and has recently joined Lloyds Banking Group as Senior Quality Engineer. Based in Leeds, Beth is a proud member of the global software testing community, and a regular blogger. Talk to her about Software Testing Portfolios, API Testing/Postman and supporting Women in Tech!

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Viv Richards
QA consultant

Not the cricketer! I am the Lead QA consultant at Rubber Duck Consulting, an International speaker, conference organiser and facilitator. In my spare time I enjoy teaching children to code as a CodeClub volunteer as well as spending time with my wife and 5 children.

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Beth Marshall profile image
Beth Marshall
Senior Quality Engineer

Beth has been testing for the past 15 years, and has recently joined Lloyds Banking Group as Senior Quality Engineer. Based in Leeds, Beth is a proud member of the global software testing community, and a regular blogger. Talk to her about Software Testing Portfolios, API Testing/Postman and supporting Women in Tech!

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Viv Richards
QA consultant

Not the cricketer! I am the Lead QA consultant at Rubber Duck Consulting, an International speaker, conference organiser and facilitator. In my spare time I enjoy teaching children to code as a CodeClub volunteer as well as spending time with my wife and 5 children.

Open To
Write
Speak
Podcasting
Teach
Work
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