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Free online API testing courses under software testing. Learn REST and SOAP testing, request/response validation, authentication, error handling, mock servers, automation, and performance checks to ensure reliable integrations.

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Free Online API Testing Courses (Software Testing)

Build confidence in modern applications by mastering API testing with free online courses designed for software testing learners. APIs connect services, mobile apps, web front ends, and third-party platforms, so defects in endpoints can quickly turn into outages, security risks, and broken user experiences. A focused API testing course helps you verify that requests and responses behave correctly, handle edge cases, and meet performance expectations across environments. Whether you are new to QA or strengthening your automation skills, these free courses can help you learn practical techniques to validate RESTful services, improve test coverage, and support reliable releases.

In this collection, you will find structured learning that emphasizes real-world workflows: reading API documentation, translating requirements into test cases, selecting assertions that matter, and reporting defects with actionable details. You will also explore how API tests fit into broader software testing strategies, including integration testing, regression testing, and continuous delivery pipelines.

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  • API Testing Fundamentals: Ensuring Reliable Integration and Performance

What You Will Learn in Free API Testing Training

  • Core concepts: endpoints, methods, headers, parameters, payloads, status codes, and common API patterns.
  • Test design: positive and negative scenarios, boundary values, error handling, and data validation.
  • Assertions and validations: schema checks, field-level rules, contract expectations, and response-time thresholds.
  • Authentication and authorization basics: handling tokens and protecting access-sensitive endpoints.
  • Reliability and performance: spotting bottlenecks, measuring latency, and identifying unstable integrations.
  • Debugging skills: isolating failures, reproducing issues, and creating clear bug reports for faster fixes.

Why Learn API Testing for Software Testing Careers

API testing is essential because it validates application logic closer to the source than UI tests, often making tests faster, more stable, and easier to automate. It also supports earlier defect detection during development, reducing rework and improving release confidence. Learning API testing fundamentals strengthens your ability to collaborate with developers, understand integration points, and evaluate system behavior across microservices and third-party dependencies.

Who These Free Courses Are For

  • Beginners who want an accessible starting point in software testing through API-focused practice.
  • Manual testers aiming to expand into automation-friendly testing techniques.
  • Developers who want better coverage for backend services and integrations.
  • QA professionals preparing for roles that emphasize integration quality and continuous testing.

Explore the free online course above to start building practical API testing skills and improve the quality, reliability, and performance of the systems your team delivers.

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