API automation provides fast feedback and a wide test coverage of key areas. When testing API’s ensure that you are using schema’s to validate the API response. Using schema’s to construct a model of your API response makes it easier to validate your API is returning the correct data.
In this talk I walk you through using Supertest and JSON Schema to validate the body of your API response.
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Julia Pottinger is a Lead QA Consultant at QualityWorks with expertise in manual, automated and API testing and training which has helped companies enhance the quality of their software through improved test coverage, faster time to market, increased process efficiency and optimized use of resources.
Julia is passionate about sharing her knowledge and experience and contributes to the testing community through writing articles, and delivering testing content on Test Automation University as well as her Youtube Channel and blog. She also conducts testing boot camps for persons interested in entering the field of QA.
