Automated tests for REST APIs

With testing tool Postman there are done sets of automated tests for REST APIs.

The master collection contains all subcollections

• test sets of REST APIs for APIs, Organizations and Users
  • each test set for REST API contains
    • collection of tests for successful requests (2xx HTTP code expected)
    • tests for each endpoint in REST API in question, covering all unsuccessful (3xx/4xx/5xx expected) cases

Running tests

To run tests you need standalone version of Postman.

Prepare tests

• Import collection you want to test.
• Add used URL to global variables
  • Postman > environment options > Manage environments > Globals
    • Add parameter: url = http://nightly.apinf.io/rest/v1
    • Save
• Add username and password to an environment.
  • Postman > environment options > Manage environments
    • select or create an environment
      • add parameter username =
      • add parameter password =
      • Update

Run tests

• Open Postman Runner
• Select the collection of tests you want to run
• Select the environment where you stored username and password
• Click big blue button that says [Run <collection_name>]
• Verify, that tests are run with expected results