REST Assured (API Testing)

Introduction

Rest Assured is a Java-based library used for API automation testing. It simplifies testing REST APIs by providing a readable and fluent syntax.


What You Will Learn

  • REST API fundamentals
  • Rest Assured setup
  • GET, POST, PUT, DELETE requests
  • Response validation
  • Authentication methods
  • API framework design

Core Concepts

  • Request and response structure
  • Status codes
  • Headers and payloads
  • JSON validation

Common Operations

  • GET request testing
  • POST request validation
  • PUT/DELETE operations
  • Schema validation
  • JSON parsing

Authentication Types

  • Basic authentication
  • Token-based authentication
  • OAuth basics

Framework Usage

Rest Assured is often used with:

  • TestNG
  • JUnit
  • Maven
  • CI/CD pipelines

Learning Path

  1. REST API basics
  2. HTTP methods
  3. Rest Assured setup
  4. Request validation
  5. Framework integration

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