Testing your APIs with Postman and Newman

Testing your APIs with Postman and Newman

Testing is an essential part of a quality API strategy. And API testing means taking an "outside-in" approach to writing and executing those tests. This talk w/ show you how to create simple request tests (SRTs) to probe your API endpoints as well as apply Dan North’s Behavior-Driven Approach (BDD) to writing powerful tests. You’ll also learn to apply a common model for writing API tests using the Protocol-Structure-Value pattern to create stable reliable tests that continue to work as expected even as your API changes over time.

If you want to improve your testing strategies and increase the success of your API program, this talk is for you.

An internationally known author and speaker, Mike Amundsen consults with organizations around the world on network architecture, Web development, and the intersection of technology & society. He works with companies large and small to help them capitalize on the opportunities provided by APIs, Microservices, and Digital Transformation.

Amundsen has authored numerous books and papers. His most recent book is "Design and Build Great Web APIs" with Pragmatic Programmers. He contributed to the O’Reilly book, "Continuous API Management" (2018). Amundsen’s "RESTful Web Clients" was published by O’Reilly in February 2017 and he co-authored "Microservice Architecture" (June 2016).