Testing REST APIs using Postman

In this lecture we will go over all the tools you will need in order to set up your development environment for this course

In this lecture we will first introduce Spotify's Web API. We will then use Postman to test the GET method and learn how to verify the results match the expected behaviour

Quick note on the Authentication token expiry and how to get new tokens

In this lecture we will learn how to test the POST method using Postman to create a playlist

In this lecture we will learn how to use the POST method to add tracks to our previously created playlist

In this lecture we will learn how to use the PUT method to modify our playlist information using the Spotify web api

In this lecture we will learn how to use the Delete method to remove tracks from our playlist

In this lecture we will learn what a collection is, how to create new collections, and how to use them to save your requests

In this lecture we will learn how to create environment variables in Postman and also how to use them within our requests

In this lecture we will cover some of the advantages to using environment variables

In this lecture we will learn how to write automated API tests and assertions using Postman's tests feature. We will also learn how to view and analyze the test results once the test has finished running

In this lecture you will learn what the Postman Console is and how to use it for looking at logs and troubleshooting failing tests

In this lecture we will learn how to set and get environment variables using code in Postman Tests

In this lecture we will learn how to use pre-request script section in postman to prepare the data we need before sending the API request

In this lecture we will learn how to run automated API tests using the collection runner in Postman

In this lecture we will learn how to run automated API tests using Newman. This method will be needed when you want to run your tests in Continuous Integration tools and pipelines

In this lecture we will learn what mock servers are in Postman and why we would want to use this feature

In this lecture we will learn how to create a mock server in Postman

In this lecture we will learn how to edit existing mock server settings using different approaches

In this lecture we will learn how to view the usage summery of our mock servers that is attached to our Postman account

In this lecture we will learn what monitors are and why we would want to use this feature. We will also learn how to create a monitor

In this lecture we will learn how to edit settings for existing monitors

In this lecture we will learn how to view the usage summary for the monitors we have created and used previously