7 Must-Know Techniques for Effective REST API Testing
summary
Seven concrete techniques with code and results: decode and assert JWT payloads using jsonwebtoken + chai to validate token structure; find a real bug via a functional code review where user.role is wrongly compared to user; simulate third‑party failures with nock mocks and verify error handling; run throughput tests with k6 load test scripts and thresholds; measure endpoint hit coverage with Swagger Coverage; validate responses with ajv schemas; and create Pact JS contract interactions to ensure consumer/provider compatibility.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:32Checking the JSON Web Token Structure
- 1:39Functional Code Review
- 2:54Simulating Exception Cases
- 4:43Low Testing
- 6:32Swagger Coverage
- 8:19Validate JSON Schema
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