What is mobile API?
The APIs used by mobile apps are mostly designed for general purposes, which means that the same APIs are used by mobile apps, the web site and all other third party applications. We had several reasons, why we wanted to build a dedicated API only for the use by our mobile applications (iOS/Android).
What is mobile automation testing?
Mobile automation, as the name suggests, refers to ‘automation’ that is done on mobile devices. Automation is the process whereby one automates testing of an application – in this case a mobile application – which can be a WAP site or an app. This can be done by using tools and helps in reducing the testing time cycle.
What is API testing with example?
API testing is a type of software testing that involves testing application programming interfaces (APIs) directly and as part of integration testing to determine if they meet expectations for functionality, reliability, performance, and security. Since APIs lack a GUI, API testing is performed at the message layer.
Which tool is used for mobile testing?
Appium is a popular open-source tool used for automated mobile app testing. A developer can test their native or hybrid iOS and Android applications using Appium. Appium doesn’t work alone. It runs the test cases using the WebDriver interface.
How to test the API of an application?
Hence, Setting up a testing environment for API testing seems a little complex. Database and server should be configured as per the application requirements. Once the installation is done, the API Function should be called to check whether that API is working. An output of API could be Call another API function.
How to test a mobile application [ step by step ]?
Cross-browser testing : Testing your mobile application compatibility in different browsers Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Mini, etc. Database testing : Testing your mobile application compatibility in different database configurations: DB2, Oracle, MSSQL Server, MySql, Sybase.
Which is better API testing or manual testing?
In order to test the API, the testers prefer automation testing when compared to manual testing. This is because manual testing of API includes the writing of code to test it. API testing is conducted at the message layer as there is an absence of GUI. Before you start API testing, you need to set up the test environment with a set of parameters.
Why do you need positive and negative tests for API?
API testing requires both positive and negative tests to ensure that the API is working correctly. Since API testing is considered a type of black-box testing, both types of testings are driven by input and output data. There are a few suggestions for test scenario generation:
