API Testing with Postman & Microservices: Step-by-Step Guide

Learn Postman, RESTful APIs, Microservices Architecture, and Testing in Real-world Projects.


What you'll learn
API Basics: Understand the difference between APIs and web services, the benefits of APIs & various types of architectures, including monolithic & microservices
RESTful Services: Learn REST fundamentals, differences from SOAP, and key concepts like HTTP methods, headers, status codes, and CRUD operations.
Postman for API Testing: Master Postman with hands-on practice, exploring requests, collections, variables, tests & automation with Newman and Collection Runner
Mocking APIs: Set up mock servers for API testing. Learn when and why mocking is needed to simulate API behavior in different scenarios.
Advanced Topics: Dive into microservices messaging, REST vs. GraphQL, Kafka for async communication, and real-world API testing with tools like WireMock.
Authentication and Authorization: Grasp OAuth, JWT, and explore real-world examples of securing APIs with hands-on exercises for Spotify, Twitter, and more.
Real-world Projects: Build a Spring Boot application with MySQL or H2 DB, gaining hands-on experience in how APIs function in real-world environments.
Agile API Testing: Learn how API testing fits into Agile workflows, create test cases, integrate with JIRA, and apply these concepts in real-world project.

Requirements
Basic knowledge of software testing concepts and methodologies.
Access to a computer with internet connectivity to download and install Postman.
Experience with using web browsers and navigating web applications.

Description
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Are you looking to master API testing and understand the critical role APIs play in modern software architecture? Do you want to learn how microservices are transforming the tech landscape, while honing your skills with practical, hands-on projects? If yes, this is the perfect course for you!
In this comprehensive course, you’ll dive deep into
API testing
and
microservices architecture
with practical, real-world examples. Using
Postman
, the most popular API testing tool, you’ll learn how to efficiently test RESTful APIs and automate your workflows. By the end of the course, you will not only be proficient in testing APIs but also gain a holistic understanding of modern
microservices architectures
and their application in enterprise environments.
What You’ll Learn:
API Basics
: Understand the difference between APIs and web services, the benefits of APIs, and various types of architectures, including
monolithic
and
microservices
.
RESTful Services
: Learn the essentials of
REST
, how it differs from
SOAP
, and understand HTTP methods, request/response headers, status codes, and CRUD operations.
Postman for API Testing
: Master the Postman tool with hands-on practice, including requests, collections, variables, tests, and using Postman’s powerful automation features like
Newman
and
Collection Runner
.
Mocking APIs
: Learn how to set up mock servers, and when and why they are used in API testing.
Advanced Topics
: Dive into microservices messaging, asynchronous communication (Kafka), synchronous methods (REST, GraphQL), and real-world API testing using tools like
WireMock
.
API Test Automation
: Automate API tests with
Chai Assertions
,
Faker Library
, and integrate Postman tests with
Jenkins
and
GitHub Actions
for continuous integration.
Authentication and Authorization
: Understand key security concepts like
OAuth
,
JWT
, and hands-on examples with real-world APIs (e.g., Spotify, Twitter).
Real-world Projects
: Apply your knowledge by building a
Spring Boot
application with
MySQL
or
H2 Database
, gaining practical experience on how APIs function in live environments.
Agile API Testing
: Explore how API testing fits into
Agile
workflows, from test cases to
JIRA
integration and working within real-world project environments.
Why Take This Course?
Hands-on practical projects and
real-world API examples
.
Step-by-step guide to mastering
API testing
, from basics to advanced concepts.
Learn to test and build API-driven applications using the latest tools and frameworks.
Develop a deep understanding of
microservices
and their place in modern software architecture.
Explore tools like
Fiddler
,
WireMock
, and scripting libraries like
Chai
and
Lodash
for testing API requests and responses.
Who is This Course For?
Testers
and
QA engineers
looking to enhance their API testing skills.
Developers
seeking a comprehensive guide to API testing and microservices.
Automation engineers
interested in integrating Postman tests with CI tools like
Jenkins
and
GitHub Actions
.
Anyone
eager to understand how APIs work, how to test them, and how microservices are implemented in real-world applications.
What’s Included:
25+ hours of in-depth video lectures and hands-on exercises.
Step-by-step guides to mastering Postman, REST, microservices, and API testing.
Access to real-world examples, sample API projects, and professional API testing tools.
A certification of completion to showcase your skills.
Who this course is for:
Testers and QA engineers looking to enhance their API testing skills.
Developers seeking a comprehensive guide to API testing and microservices.
Automation engineers interested in integrating Postman tests with CI tools like Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
Anyone eager to understand how APIs work, how to test them, and how microservices are implemented in real-world applications.

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