Automated API testing verifies that your backend services comply with declared API specifications before changes hit staging or production environments.
1. The API Testing Pyramid
- Contract Testing (Fastest): Validates request/response JSON payloads against the OpenAPI specification without executing business logic.
- Component/Integration Testing: Tests end-to-end multi-step workflow states (e.g., Auth -> Create Order -> Pay Invoice -> Verify Fulfillment).
- Performance & Load Testing: Simulates high concurrency (k6 / Locust) to identify CPU bottlenecks and DB lock contention.
Run Automated OpenAPI Contract Checks
Upload your API spec to APIForge to execute zero-code contract checks and verify schema compliance across all endpoints.