What this book covers
Chapter 1, API Terminology and Types, gets you started with some of the basic API terminology and introduces you to the different types of APIs.
Chapter 2, API Documentation and Design, covers the design principles that apply to creating and testing APIs, and both how and why to create useful documentation.
Chapter 3, Open API and API Specifications, explains what API specifications are and how to get started with using them in Postman.
Chapter 4, Considerations for Good API Test Automation, teaches you how to create and execute valuable and long-lasting API tests in Postman.
Chapter 5, Understanding Authorization Options, walks through how to use many of the API authorization methods available in Postman.
Chapter 6, Creating Test Validation Scripts, explains how to create and use test scripts in Postman.
Chapter 7, Data-Driven Testing, discusses what data-driven testing is and how to use it to create scalable tests in Postman.
Chapter 8, Workflow Testing, explains what workflow tests are and how to create flows in Postman.
Chapter 9, Running API Tests in CI with Newman, shows how to run Postman API tests at the command line with the Newman runner.
Chapter 10, Monitoring APIs with Postman, explains how to monitor product usage of APIs with Postman monitoring.
Chapter 11, Testing an Existing API, works through a hands-on example that shows what kind of tests to create when testing an existing API.
Chapter 12, Creating and Using Mock Servers in Postman, explains what mock servers are and how to set up and use them in Postman.
Chapter 13, Using Contract Testing to Verify an API, discusses what contract testing is and shows how to create and use contract testing in Postman.
Chapter 14, API Security Testing, gives a brief introduction to security testing and gives an example of setting up fuzz testing in Postman.
Chapter 15, Performance Testing an API, explains the different types of performance testing and walks through some of the features in Postman that can be used to assess API performance.
