TL;DR: We’ve just published a 30-episode educational podcast for Professional Members: First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence. Curated and presented by Mark Winteringham, author of Testing Web APIs, each short episode introduces a key part of API testing and sets you a 10-minute hands-on activity.
So, what?
APIs are everywhere in modern web applications. This podcast helps you build confidence to test them directly. Over 30 sessions, you’ll move from sending your first request to creating and running a complete test suite.
In the course, you’ll:
- Identify potential risks that could affect a Web API.
- Execute different test ideas against GET, POST, PUT, PATCH and DELETE endpoints.
- Organise HTTP requests into Collections in Postman and run them as suites.
- Add simple checks and run them through Postman or the CLI.
- Demonstrate proficiency in Web API testing and discover new opportunities to take it further.
Each episode begins with a short introduction to a concept, feature, or idea around testing web APIs. Mark then sets a 10-minute activity to try while the podcast runs. Using tools like Postman and the deliberately buggy restful-booker API, the activities build on each other to grow your skills step by step.
What’s more!
- Expert voice: Mark Winteringham has over 20 years’ experience in software testing and quality engineering. He’s the author of Testing Web APIs, and he built the Restful-Booker API playground you’ll use throughout the course.
- Unique format: Inspired by creative learning podcasts, the series links short explanations with practical activities that build your experience session by session.
- Capstone project: The final sessions guide you to apply what you’ve learned by building and running a complete API test suite.
- Next-step roadmap: The series closes with clear paths into advanced topics like exploratory API testing, automation, security, and performance.
👉 Start learning First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence today, or upgrade to Professional Membership for access.
