Postman API Test Automation for Beginners
Learn how to use Postman to write and automate API tests.
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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
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Chapters (29)
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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