“API Testing in Startups using Postman”

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" summary

Argues that early startups trade costly UI automation for faster manual checks but should aim for automation around APIs using Postman to catch regressions. Assumes unit tests exist, promotes API-level integration tests as more stable than UI, shows Postman running JavaScript snippets and asserting status 200 against a sample collection that lists public crocodiles. Recommends learning resources like Test Automation University and treats API tests as the practical next automation step.

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" chapters (7)

1. 0:00Introduction
2. 0:33Startup definition
3. 1:16Importance of software testing
4. 2:10General testing pyramid
5. 4:06API testing
6. 4:40Why to use Postman
7. 5:16Postman

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