Postman API Test Automation for Beginners

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Learn how to use Postman to write and automate API tests. ๐ŸŽฅ Course created by @vdespa Proudly sponored by https://www.youtube.com/@postman?sub_confirmation=1 ๐Ÿ“š Course Notes: https://github.com/vdespa/automation-with-postman-course ๐Ÿ“บ Valentin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@vdespa?sub_confirmation=1 ๐Ÿ”— Valentin's website: https://www.vdespa.com ๐Ÿฆ Valentin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vdespa ๐Ÿคต Valentin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vdespa/ โญ๏ธ Course Contents โญ๏ธ โญ๏ธ Unit 1 - Introduction to API testing 0:00:00 Lesson 1 - Welcome 0:03:50 Lesson 2 - Introduction to the project 0:10:27 Lesson 3 - What is API testing 0:12:08 Lesson 4 - Manually testing the API 0:20:49 Lesson 5 - Using Postman variables to store secrets 0:30:47 Lesson 6 - Writing scripts in Postman 0:36:14 Lesson 7 - Use the Postman console for debugging scripts 0:39:47 Lesson 8 - Writing an API test 0:44:39 Lesson 9 - JavaScript basics 0:45:46 Lesson 10 - JavaScript basics - Variables 0:58:52 Lesson 11 - JavaScript basics - Variable scopes 1:04:54 Lesson 12 - JavaScript basics - Data types 1:22:44 Lesson 13 - JavaScript basics - Functions 1:33:15 Lesson 14 - JavaScript basics - Methods 1:38:54 Lesson 15 - JavaScript basics - Callback functions 1:48:15 Lesson 16 - JSON format 1:52:09 Lesson 17 - Accessing data from the response body 1:58:29 Lesson 18 - Passing data from one request to the other 2:04:23 Lesson 19 - Setting Postman variables from scripts 2:09:57 Lesson 20 - Assignment #1 โญ๏ธ Unit 2 - Writing API tests 2:16:24 Lesson 1 - Unit overview 2:18:03 Lesson 2 - Test structure in Postman 2:22:51 Lesson 3 - Making assertions about the status code 2:25:15 Lesson 4 - Assignment #2 2:26:07 Lesson 5 - Asserting the response body is JSON 2:30:13 Lesson 6 - Writing simple assertions against the response body 2:38:17 Lesson 7 - Asserting the data-type of a property 2:46:13 Lesson 8 - Using Postman random variables in assertions 2:51:39 Lesson 9 - Regular expressions in tests 2:55
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Lesson 1 - Welcome
3:50 Lesson 2 - Introduction to the project
10:27 Lesson 3 - What is API testing
12:08 Lesson 4 - Manually testing the API
20:49 Lesson 5 - Using Postman variables to store secrets
30:47 Lesson 6 - Writing scripts in Postman
36:14 Lesson 7 - Use the Postman console for debugging scripts
39:47 Lesson 8 - Writing an API test
44:39 Lesson 9 - JavaScript basics
45:46 Lesson 10 - JavaScript basics - Variables
58:52 Lesson 11 - JavaScript basics - Variable scopes
1:04:54 Lesson 12 - JavaScript basics - Data types
1:22:44 Lesson 13 - JavaScript basics - Functions
1:33:15 Lesson 14 - JavaScript basics - Methods
1:38:54 Lesson 15 - JavaScript basics - Callback functions
1:48:15 Lesson 16 - JSON format
1:52:09 Lesson 17 - Accessing data from the response body
1:58:29 Lesson 18 - Passing data from one request to the other
2:04:23 Lesson 19 - Setting Postman variables from scripts
2:09:57 Lesson 20 - Assignment #1
2:16:24 Lesson 1 - Unit overview
2:18:03 Lesson 2 - Test structure in Postman
2:22:51 Lesson 3 - Making assertions about the status code
2:25:15 Lesson 4 - Assignment #2
2:26:07 Lesson 5 - Asserting the response body is JSON
2:30:13 Lesson 6 - Writing simple assertions against the response body
2:38:17 Lesson 7 - Asserting the data-type of a property
2:46:13 Lesson 8 - Using Postman random variables in assertions
2:51:39 Lesson 9 - Regular expressions in tests
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