apitesting

noun

UK /ˌeɪ.piː ˈtɛstɪŋ/

US /ˌeɪ.piː ˈtɛstɪŋ/

Checking if a computer program works the way it should.

The team did API testing before releasing the new app.

SYNONYMS

interface testing endpoint testing service testing integration testing

RELATED WORDS

API endpoint automation debugging software

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of sending requests to a program's endpoints to see if they respond correctly.

API testing showed that the login endpoint returned the wrong error code.

3. A quality check that makes sure two pieces of software can talk to each other properly.

After API testing, the payment service and the shopping cart worked together smoothly.

4. Using tools to automatically verify that a web service behaves as expected.

She wrote scripts for API testing to run every night.