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Introduction

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are integral to modern software architecture, facilitating communication between different software systems. Ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of APIs is crucial. API test plays a vital role in achieving this by verifying that APIs function as expected. This guide provides an overview of API testing, its importance, types, best practices, tools, and how to get started.

What is API Testing?

API testing involves testing APIs directly and as part of integration testing …

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