Rest API
Praveen
Experience: 14+ Years
5/5
Course Description
REST API is an open-source web automation testing technique which can prove very useful for testing APIs for web application. An API is an acronym for Application Programming Interface and is nothing but a set of programming instructions to access a web-based software application. It can help users to connect and interact with cloud services in a seamless and efficient manner.For beginners in the testing arena, learning Rest API testing comes with a whole host of benefits such as Flexibility – The REST APIs can handle multiple requests and send data in several formats Scalability – With the increase in usage of a web application, the REST API can handle increasing loads of data and requests Use existing web technologies . This feature enables them to be relatively easy to be built and used You will be surprised to know that REST APIs are used in leading applications such as Instagram, Twitter, Spotify and Hub spot. In terms of priority, it is on top of the list of programmers, when it comes to implementing an API.In addition to the above-mentioned benefits, it also aids students in the following ways. Learning and Implementation is seamless It is stateless as it does not occupy resources on the server side making it easier to work with, especially for beginners Parsing is much faster, compared to XML It is cacheable and thus decreases the average response time For students and beginners in this field, it offers the ultimate benefit of Portability and Flexibility Using REST API helps reduce complexities in an application and makes life easier for the developers.