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'''API testing''' is a type of [[software testing]] that involves testing [[application programming interface]]s (APIs) directly and as part of [[integration testing]] to determine if they meet expectations for functionality, reliability, performance, and [[Computer security|security]].<ref name="reichart1">[http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/tip/Testing-APIs-protects-applications-and-reputations Testing APIs protects applications and reputations], by Amy Reichert, SearchSoftwareQuality March 2015</ref> Since APIs lack a [[Graphical user interface|GUI]], API testing is performed at the [[Communications protocol#Layering|message layer]].<ref name="stickyminds">[http://www.stickyminds.com/interview/all-about-api-testing-interview-jonathan-cooper All About API Testing: An Interview with Jonathan Cooper], by Cameron Philipp-Edmonds, Stickyminds August 19, 2014</ref> API testing is now considered critical for automating testing because APIs now serve as the primary interface to [[application logic]] and because [[Graphical user interface testing|GUI tests]] are difficult to maintain with the short release cycles and frequent changes commonly used with [[Agile software development]] and [[DevOps]].<ref name="forrblog">[http://blogs.forrester.com/diego_lo_giudice/15-04-23-the_forrester_wave_evaluation_of_functional_test_automation_fta_is_out_and_its_all_about_going_be?cm_mmc=RSS-_-BT-_-63-_-blog_1769 The Forrester Wave Evaluation Of Functional Test Automation (FTA) Is Out And It's All About Going Beyond GUI Testing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528225452/http://blogs.forrester.com/diego_lo_giudice/15-04-23-the_forrester_wave_evaluation_of_functional_test_automation_fta_is_out_and_its_all_about_going_be?cm_mmc=RSS-_-BT-_-63-_-blog_1769 |date=2015-05-28 }}, by Diego Lo Giudice, [[Forrester Research|Forrester]] April 23, 2015</ref><ref name="layers">[http://www.gartner.com/document/2645817?ref=QuickSearch Produce Better Software by Using a Layered Testing Strategy]{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, by SEAN Kenefick, [[Gartner]] January 7, 2014</ref>
==API testing overview==
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