Continuing our mini-series on backend testing, we’re diving deep into API testing to discover how it can increase apps’ quality without significantly raising the QA costs.

Almost any application relies on third-party APIs for some of its functionality, from signing in with Facebook to finding a location with Google Maps. But few teams spend enough efforts on API testing unless their APIs are public.

This can have disastrous consequences.

But no worries, this guide will teach you everything you need to know about API testing:

1. What is API testing and why it’s important
2. How is API testing done?
3. Types of API tests
4. Automation
5. API testing tools

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