Course Overview
The XpertsEdge Technologies API Testing Course is designed for students, freshers, manual testers, automation testers, career switchers, and working professionals who want to build industry-relevant API testing skills from the ground up. You gain hands-on expertise in REST API concepts, HTTP methods, status codes, request and response validation, JSON, XML, authentication testing, Postman, Swagger, test case writing, defect reporting, and real-time API project testing.
What You Will Learn
- REST API concepts and client-server architecture
- HTTP methods, status codes, and headers
- Request and response validation
- JSON and XML data formats
- Authentication testing (Basic Auth, Bearer Token, API Key, JWT)
- Postman and Swagger documentation
- Test case writing and defect reporting with Jira
- Newman and Rest Assured basics for API automation
- Real-time API project testing
Who Is This For
- Students & Freshers
- Manual Testers
- Automation Testers
- Career Switchers
- Working Professionals
- Any Graduate (no prior API knowledge required)
Topics Covered
API Basics
- What is an API?
- Client and Server architecture
- Frontend and Backend flow
- REST API request and response
HTTP Concepts
- GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
- Status codes (2xx, 4xx, 5xx)
- Headers and authentication
- Query params and path params
Data Formats
- JSON and XML basics
- Request body and response body
- Payload validation
- Schema validation basics
Tools & Process
- Postman and Swagger
- Newman basics
- Jira for defect reporting
- API test case writing
Course Modules
Module 1: API Testing Fundamentals
API basics, REST API, client-server flow, endpoints, HTTP methods, requests and responses.
Module 2: Postman Tool Training
Collections, environments, variables, params, headers, body, authorization, scripts, and test execution.
Module 3: Request & Response Validation
Status code validation, response body, headers, JSON validation, and schema basics.
Module 4: Authentication Testing
Basic Auth, Bearer Token, API Key, JWT token basics, login API flow, and authorization validation.
Module 5: Real-Time API Testing
Test case writing, positive and negative testing, defect reporting, Jira basics, and test summaries.
Module 6: API Automation Basics
Newman, Rest Assured intro, Java basics for API automation, CI/CD concepts, and GitHub guidance.
Career Outcomes
- API Tester
- Manual Tester with API Skills
- QA Tester
- Software Test Engineer
- Automation Tester
- Junior QA Engineer
Ready to start API Testing?
Book a free demo class and talk to our mentors about batches, fees, and placement support.