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API Testing Courses

API testing courses can help you learn how to validate API functionality, performance, security, and reliability. You can build skills in writing test cases, automating tests, and analyzing API responses to ensure they meet specifications. Many courses introduce tools like Postman, SoapUI, and JMeter, that support executing tests and monitoring API behavior. You'll also explore methods for integrating testing into the development process, enhancing collaboration between teams, and ensuring seamless application performance.

Popular API Testing Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Coursera

    API Testing a real web application via Postman

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Postman API Platform, OAuth, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Security Testing, Software Testing, Test Tools, Authentications, Scenario Testing

    ★ 4.3 (73) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDUCBA

    REST Assured Java API Testing: Basics to Frameworks

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), API Testing, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Restful API, Apache Maven, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Test Case, Test Planning, Software Testing, Test Engineering, Test Script Development, Security Testing, Test Automation, Code Coverage, Authentications, Java Programming, Java

    ★ 4.9 (47) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apply API Testing & Automation with Postman

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Web Services, API Design, Test Tools, Spring Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), CI/CD, Test Execution Engine, Service Oriented Architecture, Verification And Validation, Software Testing, Restful API, Interactive Data Visualization, Server Side, Web Applications, Program Development, Virtual Environment, Automation

    ★ 4.5 (12) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Testing, Restful API, Development Environment, Collaborative Software, Test Tools, Web Applications, Data Import/Export, Authentications

    ★ 4.4 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Software Testing and Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cucumber (Software), Software Testing, Selenium (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), JUnit, Verification And Validation, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Security Testing, Regression Testing, Test Case, Software Development Tools, Testability, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Performance Testing, Development Testing, Test Engineering

    ★ 4.2 (1K) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • M

    Meta

    APIs

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, API Testing, Django (Web Framework), API Design, Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Debugging, JSON, Performance Tuning, Data Validation, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    ★ 4.4 (383) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • E

    Edureka

    API Development and Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Postman API Platform, Restful API, API Testing, Data Validation, Authentications, OAuth, Cloud API, Microservices, Application Deployment, Continuous Deployment, CI/CD, Authorization (Computing), Application Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Application Lifecycle Management, Prometheus (Software), Grafana

    ★ 3.4 (14) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, JSON, Test Automation, Test Script Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Software Testing, Test Tools, Integration Testing, Functional Testing

    ★ 4.6 (309) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    API Validation with Postman

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, API Testing, Data Validation, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Verification And Validation, Performance Tuning, Microservices, Performance Testing, Test Tools, Security Controls, Data Integrity, Authentications

    ★ 4.6 (20) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    REST Assured - Mastering API Testing

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Cucumber (Software), Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Test Case, Test Planning, Software Testing, Test Engineering, Security Testing, Test Script Development, Code Coverage, Test Data, Test Automation, Apache Maven, Authentications, Development Environment

    ★ 4.8 (15) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apply API Testing Fundamentals Using Postman

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Verification And Validation, Software Testing, Restful API, Development Testing, Code Reusability

    ★ 4.8 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Scrimba

    API Basics 1: Build a Bot (Fetch, JSON & Async JavaScript)

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Javascript, Web Applications, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Servers, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

    ★ 4.8 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular api testing courses

  • API Testing a real web application via Postman: Coursera
  • REST Assured Java API Testing: Basics to Frameworks: EDUCBA
  • Apply API Testing & Automation with Postman: EDUCBA
  • Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing: Packt
  • Software Testing and Automation: University of Minnesota
  • APIs: Meta
  • API Development and Architecture: Edureka
  • API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool: Coursera
  • API Validation with Postman: Coursera
  • REST Assured - Mastering API Testing: EDUCBA

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