What tools do you use to test your public REST API?

Question

Search tools for testing the REST API.

So far, I only know SoapUI . I tried SOAPUI, but - at least on mac - it's awful.

It's amazing what people use to test their APIs.

Answer 1

If you just check your APIs manually, we will find RestClient 2.3 or Poster add-on for Firefox will be very useful. Both of them allow you to create queries that are GET, PUT, POST or DELETE. You can save these requests for restarting later.

For simple automated testing, try running the curl command of Linux (or Cygwin) in a shell script.

From something of greater industrial potential, you can upgrade to Apache JMeter . JMeter is great for load testing.

October 31, 2014: HTTPRequester is now the best choice for Firefox.

July 2015: Postman is a good choice for Chrome

Answer 2

Postman in a chrome store is simple but powerful.

Answer 3

I am using http://hurl.it/

ha. Sorry, I read your post incorrectly. I used a cucumber to check it out earlier. It turned out beautifully.

Answer 4

We use Groovy to test our RestFUL API, using a series of helper functions to create xml put / post / gets, and then a series of tests on XML nodes to verify that the data is being processed correctly.

We use Poster (for Firefox, for Chrome, it seems that a similar tool is missing) for manual testing of individual areas or just for polling the API at times when we need to create additional tests or check the status of things.

Answer 5

We plan to use FitNesse with RestFixture. We have not started writing our tests yet, our latest tester started working and last week, however he used FitNesse for this in his last company, so we know that this is a reasonable setting for what we want to do.

Further information is available here: http://smartrics.blogspot.com/2008/08/get-fitnesse-with-some-rest.html

Answer 6

I use Fiddler - this is a great tool and allows you to quickly crack the previous HTTP request by changing the headers / content, etc.

In addition, I use scripts written in Python (using httplib ), as this is one of the easiest ways to create test integration.

Answer 7

I use DevHttpClient Plugin for chrome, its convenient. It also retains previous actions. clean user interface also

Answer 8

http://www.quadrillian.com/ , this allows you to create a whole set of tests for your API and run it from your browser and share it with others.

Answer 9

We use Groovy and Spock to write very expressive BDD style tests. An unbeatable combination! The Jersey Client or HttpClient API is used to process HTTP requests.

For manual / acceptance testing, we use Curl or Chrome applications like Postman or Dev HTTP Client.

Answer 10

We test our own unit tests and often a specialized client application.

Answer 11

There is a free tool from RightAPI that allows you to test any HTTP interface. It also allows you to save and share your test scripts.

www.theRightAPI.com/test