API Testing

API testing fundamentals with Postman. We explore requests, collections, and environments.

…oduct risks, then map test types: unit, API, UI, exploratory.

http.get and http.post call APIs. Check status with check() helpers.

…network calls with cy.intercept to stub APIs and assert payloads.

Newman runs collections in CI. Export the collection and environment JSON.

Compare API responses to DB rows for contract-level confidence.

…list reporters — attach screenshots and API payloads to steps.

… DB locks, connection pools, and chatty APIs.

…, environments, assertions, and CI with Newman.

…ests after the bump, then adopt one new API per sprint.