API Testing 202: Automating API checks with Postman

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In celebration of his recent book release, Testing Web APIs, Mark will be running a series of 99 Minute Workshops on API testing that will take you from beginner to advanced users of APIs. In this workshop we're at API Testing 202:

API automation is a desirable skill to have right now, but how does one go about creating API tests? Fortunately, there are tools that exist that allows us to quickly create API automation without requiring to setup large frameworks and understanding programming languages in depth. In this workshop, we'll explore how we can use the automation features of Postman to create automated API checks and then run them as part of a CI pipeline.

Join this workshop and kickstart your automation journey with API automation.

Note: This workshop is a live only event and will not be recorded.

What's Being Covered

After this event you should be able to do the following:

  • Create an automated API check in Postman
  • Organise API checks to run automatically within Postman
  • Use Newman to run API automation headlessly in a CI pipeline
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Mark Winteringham
Mark Winteringham
OpsBoss

Mark Winteringham

Mark Winteringham
Mark Winteringham
OpsBoss
Mark Winteringham is a tester, toolsmith and the Ministry of Testing OpsBoss with over 10 years experience providing testing expertise on award-winning projects across a wide range of technology sectors including BBC, Barclays, UK Government and Thomson Reuters. He is an advocate for modern risk-based testing practices and trains teams in Automation in Testing, Behaviour Driven Development and Exploratory testing techniques. He is also the co-founder of Ministry of Testing Essentials a community raising awareness of careers in testing and improving testing education. You can find him on Twitter @2bittester or at mwtestconsultancy.co.uk / automationintesting.com

API Testing 202: Automating API checks with Postman

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    API Testing 202: Automating API checks with Postman
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    API Testing 202: Automating API checks with Postman

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    99 Minute Workshop

    Description

    In celebration of his recent book release, Testing Web APIs, Mark will be running a series of 99 Minute Workshops on API testing that will take you from beginner to advanced users of APIs. In this workshop we're at API Testing 202:

    API automation is a desirable skill to have right now, but how does one go about creating API tests? Fortunately, there are tools that exist that allows us to quickly create API automation without requiring to setup large frameworks and understanding programming languages in depth. In this workshop, we'll explore how we can use the automation features of Postman to create automated API checks and then run them as part of a CI pipeline.

    Join this workshop and kickstart your automation journey with API automation.

    Learning Outcomes

    • Create an automated API check in Postman
    • Organise API checks to run automatically within Postman
    • Use Newman to run API automation headlessly in a CI pipeline

    Prerequisites

    A basic understanding of how HTTP works is required to attend this workshop.

    You can learn more about HTTP in Mark's Introduction to HTTP course

    Some experience of JavaScript is advantageous but not necessary.

    Speaker

    Mark Winteringham
    Mark Winteringham
    OpsBoss
    Mark Winteringham is a tester, toolsmith and the Ministry of Testing OpsBoss with over 10 years experience providing testing expertise on award-winning projects across a wide range of technology sectors including BBC, Barclays, UK Government and Thomson Reuters. He is an advocate for modern risk-based testing practices and trains teams in Automation in Testing, Behaviour Driven Development and Exploratory testing techniques. He is also the co-founder of Ministry of Testing Essentials a community raising awareness of careers in testing and improving testing education. You can find him on Twitter @2bittester or at mwtestconsultancy.co.uk / automationintesting.com

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