AT*SQA Micro-Credentials - 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!