AT*SQA Micro-Credentials - API Testing: Introduction and Testing Planning and Design

AT*SQA Software Testing Micro-Credential

API Testing

API Testing: Introduction and Testing Planning and Design

The API Testing: Introduction and Testing Planning and Design micro-credential focuses on testing API endpoints using different architectures. In simple terms, this micro-credential focuses on testing how a process, or service, interfaces with another process or service. Here is the knowledge you will prove you have by earning this micro-credential:

  • What is an API
    • Understand the definition of a Webservice API
    • Understand the key terms associated with APIs
  • Expectations from API Testers
    • Understand the expectations on an API tester
  • Challenges for Testers
    • Understand API testing challenges
    • Explore some possible solutions to the challenges an API tester may face
  • Requirements for Testing
    • Understand the requirements for API testing
  • Identify Functions and Attributes
    • To understand some of the nuanced parts of API testing – functions and attributes
  • Identify and Assess Risks
    • To understand how to identify and assess API quality risks
  • Determine Coverage Goals
    • Consider the coverage goals of API testing
    • Understand the coverage goals of API testing
  • Determine a Test Approach
    • Consider and understand the factors that go into determining the API test approach
  • Identify Test Conditions and Set Scope
    • Consider and understand factors that go into identification of test conditions
    • Setting test scope
  • Regression Testing
    • Discuss point of consideration while doing regression testing

This AT*SQA API Testing micro-credential is the first part of the API Testing micro-credential stack offered by AT*SQA. We suggest that you first earn this AT*SQA API Testing: Introduction and Testing Planning and Design micro-credential, followed by the AT*SQA API Testing: REST API, gRPC, and graphQL micro-credential. Finally, earn the AT*SQA API Testing: Environments, Tools, and Future Proofing micro-credential.

When you have earned all three, you will also receive the AT*SQA API Testing certification!


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