API Testing Training(Postman,Rest API,SOAP UI) -

Course Title: API Testing with Postman, SOAP UI, and REST API

Course Overview: This course introduces students to API testing using industry-standard tools like Postman and SOAP UI. Students will learn how to design, execute, and automate API tests for both RESTful and SOAP web services. The course covers API testing fundamentals, advanced techniques, best practices, and hands-on exercises.

Course Duration: 8 weeks (2-3 hours per week)

Module 1: Introduction to API Testing

Overview of API testing and its importance
Understanding RESTful and SOAP web services
Introduction to Postman and SOAP UI as API testing tools
Setting up the testing environment with Postman and SOAP UI

Module 2: Understanding RESTful APIs

Overview of REST architecture and principles
Understanding HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
Working with RESTful API endpoints and resources
Exploring REST API documentation and specifications

Module 3: Understanding SOAP APIs

Introduction to SOAP web services
Understanding SOAP request and response structure
Working with SOAP UI for testing SOAP APIs
Exploring SOAP API documentation and specifications

Module 4: Getting Started with Postman

Overview of Postman features and capabilities
Creating and organizing Postman collections and requests
Sending GET and POST requests in Postman
Working with request parameters and headers

Module 5: Advanced Postman Features

Writing and executing API test scripts in Postman
Using variables and environments in Postman
Implementing authentication and authorization in Postman
Handling response validations and assertions

Module 6: Getting Started with SOAP UI

Overview of SOAP UI features and capabilities
Creating SOAP UI projects and test suites
Sending SOAP requests and analyzing responses in SOAP UI
Working with SOAP request parameters and headers

Module 7: Advanced SOAP UI Features

Creating data-driven tests in SOAP UI
Implementing assertions and validations in SOAP UI
Testing SOAP API security (WS-Security)
Automating SOAP UI tests with test runners and schedulers

Module 8: API Testing Best Practices

Best practices for designing effective API tests
Implementing test automation strategies for API testing
Handling API versioning and backward compatibility
Managing test data and environments in API testing

Module 9: API Performance Testing

Introduction to API performance testing
Using Postman and SOAP UI for API load testing
Analyzing API performance metrics and bottlenecks
Optimizing API performance based on test results

Module 10: API Security Testing

Understanding common API security vulnerabilities
Performing security testing on RESTful and SOAP APIs
Implementing security tests in Postman and SOAP UI
Integrating API security testing into the SDLC

Module 11: API Mocking and Virtualization

Introduction to API mocking and virtualization
Creating mock APIs and virtual services in Postman and SOAP UI
Testing API interactions with mock services
Using mock services for API testing in different scenarios

Module 12: API Documentation and Specification

Importance of API documentation and specification
Generating API documentation from Postman collections
Using Swagger and OpenAPI specifications for API documentation
Automating API documentation updates with continuous integration

Module 13: API Testing Automation

Introduction to API test automation frameworks
Implementing API test automation using Postman and SOAP UI
Integrating API tests with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Bamboo)
Running API tests in parallel and generating test reports

Module 14: Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) for API Testing

Setting up CI/CD pipelines for API testing
Configuring automated API tests in CI/CD workflows
Analyzing test results and artifacts in CI/CD environments
Implementing API test versioning and release management

Module 15: Capstone Project

Students will work on a capstone project to apply the skills learned throughout the course
Project topics may include designing and executing API tests for a sample application, automating API tests in a CI/CD pipeline, or performing API security testing

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