Why API testing validates backend logic in Testing Fundamentals - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to send a GET request to the API endpoint.

Testing Fundamentals

response = requests.[1]('https://api.example.com/data')

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Aget

Bpost

Cput

Ddelete

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using POST instead of GET to retrieve data.

The GET method is used to retrieve data from the API, which is essential for validating backend logic.

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medium

Complete the code to check if the API response status code is 200 (OK).

Testing Fundamentals

assert response.[1] == 200

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Atext

Bstatus_code

Cjson

Dheaders

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Common Mistakes

Checking response.text instead of response.status_code.

The status_code attribute holds the HTTP status code returned by the API, which indicates success or failure.

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hard

Fix the error in the assertion that checks if the 'success' field in JSON response is True.

Testing Fundamentals

assert response.json()[[1]] == True

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A'Success'

Bsuccess

C'success'

D'status'

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Common Mistakes

Using unquoted key causing a NameError.

The key must be a string matching exactly the JSON field name, so it needs quotes around 'success'.

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hard

Fill both blanks to extract the 'user_id' from JSON response and check if it equals 123.

Testing Fundamentals

user_id = response.json().[1]('user_id')
assert user_id [2] 123

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Aget

B==

C=

D!=

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Common Mistakes

Using assignment '=' instead of comparison '==' in assertion.

Use get to safely access 'user_id' and == to compare values.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to send a POST request with JSON data and check if response status is 201.

Testing Fundamentals

payload = {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30}
response = requests.[1]('https://api.example.com/users', json=[2])
assert response.[3] == 201

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Apost

Bpayload

Cstatus_code

Dget

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using GET instead of POST for sending data.

Checking wrong attribute for status code.

Use post to send data, pass payload as JSON, and check status_code for 201 Created.