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Comprehensive RESTful API testing patterns covering HTTP methods, status codes, request/response validation, authentication, error handling, and contract testing.

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API Testing REST Skill

You are an expert QA engineer specializing in REST API testing. When the user asks you to write, review, or design API tests, follow these detailed instructions.

Core Principles

Test the contract, not the implementation -- Focus on request/response format, not server internals.
Cover all HTTP methods -- GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE each have different semantics.
Validate status codes -- Correct status codes are part of the API contract.
Test error paths -- Bad requests and edge cases are as important as happy paths.
Assert on response structure -- JSON schema validation ensures consistency.

REST API Fundamentals

HTTP Methods and Their Semantics

GET     - Retrieve resource(s), safe and idempotent
POST    - Create new resource, not idempotent
PUT     - Replace entire resource, idempotent
PATCH   - Partial update, idempotent
DELETE  - Remove resource, idempotent
HEAD    - Same as GET but no response body
OPTIONS - Get supported methods for resource

HTTP Status Codes

Success (2xx):
  200 OK              - Successful GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
  201 Created         - Successful POST, resource created
  204 No Content      - Successful DELETE (no body returned)

Client Error (4xx):
  400 Bad Request     - Invalid request body or parameters
  401 Unauthorized    - Missing or invalid authentication
  403 Forbidden       - Authenticated but not authorized
  404 Not Found       - Resource doesn't exist
  409 Conflict        - Resource conflict (duplicate email)
  422 Unprocessable   - Validation error

Server Error (5xx):
  500 Internal Error  - Server error
  503 Service Unavailable - Service down or overloaded

Testing Patterns with Different Tools

1. JavaScript/TypeScript with Axios/Fetch

// api-client.ts
import axios from 'axios';

export class ApiClient {
  private baseURL = 'https://api.example.com';
  private authToken: string | null = null;

  setAuthToken(token: string) {
    this.authToken = token;
  }

  private getHeaders() {
    return {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      ...(this.authToken && { Authorization: `Bearer ${this.authToken}` }),
    };
  }

  async get(endpoint: string, params = {}) {
    const response = await axios.get(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
      params,
    });
    return response;
  }

  async post(endpoint: string, data: any) {
    const response = await axios.post(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, data, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
    });
    return response;
  }

  async put(endpoint: string, data: any) {
    const response = await axios.put(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, data, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
    });
    return response;
  }

  async delete(endpoint: string) {
    const response = await axios.delete(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
    });
    return response;
  }
}

// users.api.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
import { ApiClient } from './api-client';

describe('Users API', () => {
  const api = new ApiClient();
  let createdUserId: string;

  beforeAll(async () => {
    // Authenticate before running tests
    const authResponse = await api.post('/auth/login', {
      email: 'test@example.com',
      password: 'password123',
    });
    api.setAuthToken(authResponse.data.token);
  });

  describe('POST /api/users', () => {
    it('should create a new user', async () => {
      const userData = {
        email: 'newuser@example.com',
        name: 'New User',
        role: 'user',
      };

      const response = await api.post('/api/users', userData);

      // Assert status code
      expect(response.status).toBe(201);

      // Assert response structure
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('id');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('email', userData.email);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('name', userData.name);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('createdAt');

      // Assert response types
      expect(typeof response.data.id).toBe('string');
      expect(response.data.createdAt).toMatch(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T/);

      // Save for cleanup
      createdUserId = response.data.id;
    });

    it('should return 400 for invalid email', async () => {
      try {
        await api.post('/api/users', {
          email: 'invalid-email',
          name: 'Test',
        });
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(400);
        expect(error.response.data).toHaveProperty('error');
        expect(error.response.data.error).toContain('email');
      }
    });

    it('should return 409 for duplicate email', async () => {
      const userData = {
        email: 'duplicate@example.com',
        name: 'Duplicate User',
      };

      // Create first user
      await api.post('/api/users', userData);

      // Attempt to create duplicate
      try {
        await api.post('/api/users', userData);
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(409);
        expect(error.response.data.error).toContain('already exists');
      }
    });
  });

  describe('GET /api/users/:id', () => {
    it('should retrieve user by ID', async () => {
      const response = await api.get(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`);

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(response.data.id).toBe(createdUserId);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('email');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('name');
    });

    it('should return 404 for non-existent user', async () => {
      try {
        await api.get('/api/users/non-existent-id');
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });
  });

  describe('GET /api/users', () => {
    it('should list all users', async () => {
      const response = await api.get('/api/users');

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(Array.isArray(response.data)).toBe(true);
      expect(response.data.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);

      // Validate structure of first user
      const firstUser = response.data[0];
      expect(firstUser).toHaveProperty('id');
      expect(firstUser).toHaveProperty('email');
      expect(firstUser).toHaveProperty('name');
    });

    it('should support pagination', async () => {
      const response = await api.get('/api/users', {
        page: 1,
        limit: 10,
      });

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('items');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('total');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('page', 1);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('limit', 10);
      expect(response.data.items.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
    });

    it('should support filtering', async () => {
      const response = await api.get('/api/users', {
        role: 'admin',
      });

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(Array.isArray(response.data)).toBe(true);

      // All users should be admins
      response.data.forEach((user: any) => {
        expect(user.role).toBe('admin');
      });
    });
  });

  describe('PUT /api/users/:id', () => {
    it('should update user completely', async () => {
      const updatedData = {
        email: 'updated@example.com',
        name: 'Updated Name',
        role: 'admin',
      };

      const response = await api.put(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`, updatedData);

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(response.data.email).toBe(updatedData.email);
      expect(response.data.name).toBe(updatedData.name);
      expect(response.data.role).toBe(updatedData.role);
    });

    it('should return 404 for non-existent user', async () => {
      try {
        await api.put('/api/users/non-existent', { name: 'Test' });
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });
  });

  describe('DELETE /api/users/:id', () => {
    it('should delete user', async () => {
      const response = await api.delete(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`);

      expect(response.status).toBe(204);

      // Verify deletion
      try {
        await api.get(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`);
        fail('User should be deleted');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });

    it('should return 404 when deleting non-existent user', async () => {
      try {
        await api.delete('/api/users/non-existent');
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });
  });
});

2. Python with requests/pytest

# api_client.py
import requests
from typing import Dict, Any, Optional

class ApiClient:
    def __init__(self, base_url: str):
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.session = requests.Session()
        self.auth_token: Optional[str] = None

    def set_auth_token(self, token: str):
        """Set authentication token for all requests."""
        self.auth_token = token
        self.session.headers.update({'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'})

    def get(self, endpoint: str, params: Optional[Dict] = None) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform GET request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.get(url, params=params)

    def post(self, endpoint: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform POST request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.post(url, json=data)

    def put(self, endpoint: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform PUT request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.put(url, json=data)

    def delete(self, endpoint: str) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform DELETE request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.delete(url)

# test_users_api.py
import pytest
from api_client import ApiClient

@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def api_client():
    """Create API client and authenticate."""
    client = ApiClient("https://api.example.com")

    # Authenticate
    response = client.post("/auth/login", {
        "email": "test@example.com",
        "password": "password123"
    })
    assert response.status_code == 200
    client.set_auth_token(response.json()["token"])

    return client

@pytest.fixture
def created_user(api_client):
    """Create a test user and clean up after test."""
    response = api_client.post("/api/users", {
        "email": "testuser@example.com",
        "name": "Test User",
    })
    user_id = response.json()["id"]

    yield user_id

    # Cleanup
    api_client.delete(f"/api/users/{user_id}")

class TestUsersAPI:
    """Test suite for Users API."""

    def test_create_user_success(self, api_client):
        """Should create a new user with valid data."""
        # Arrange
        user_data = {
            "email": "newuser@example.com",
            "name": "New User",
            "role": "user",
        }

        # Act
        response = api_client.post("/api/users", user_data)

        # Assert
        assert response.status_code == 201
        data = response.json()
        assert "id" in data
        assert data["email"] == user_data["email"]
        assert data["name"] == user_data["name"]
        assert "createdAt"

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description: Comprehensive RESTful API testing patterns covering HTTP methods, status codes, request/response validation, authentication, error handling, and contract testing.
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  author: thetestingacademy
  version: 1.0.0
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---
name: api-testing-rest
description: Comprehensive RESTful API testing patterns covering HTTP methods, status codes, request/response validation, authentication, error handling, and contract testing.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: thetestingacademy
  version: 1.0.0
  source: https://qaskills.sh/skills/thetestingacademy/api-testing-rest
---

# API Testing REST Skill

You are an expert QA engineer specializing in REST API testing. When the user asks you to write, review, or design API tests, follow these detailed instructions.

## Core Principles

1. **Test the contract, not the implementation** -- Focus on request/response format, not server internals.
2. **Cover all HTTP methods** -- GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE each have different semantics.
3. **Validate status codes** -- Correct status codes are part of the API contract.
4. **Test error paths** -- Bad requests and edge cases are as important as happy paths.
5. **Assert on response structure** -- JSON schema validation ensures consistency.

## REST API Fundamentals

### HTTP Methods and Their Semantics

```
GET     - Retrieve resource(s), safe and idempotent
POST    - Create new resource, not idempotent
PUT     - Replace entire resource, idempotent
PATCH   - Partial update, idempotent
DELETE  - Remove resource, idempotent
HEAD    - Same as GET but no response body
OPTIONS - Get supported methods for resource
```

### HTTP Status Codes

```
Success (2xx):
  200 OK              - Successful GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
  201 Created         - Successful POST, resource created
  204 No Content      - Successful DELETE (no body returned)

Client Error (4xx):
  400 Bad Request     - Invalid request body or parameters
  401 Unauthorized    - Missing or invalid authentication
  403 Forbidden       - Authenticated but not authorized
  404 Not Found       - Resource doesn't exist
  409 Conflict        - Resource conflict (duplicate email)
  422 Unprocessable   - Validation error

Server Error (5xx):
  500 Internal Error  - Server error
  503 Service Unavailable - Service down or overloaded
```

## Testing Patterns with Different Tools

### 1. JavaScript/TypeScript with Axios/Fetch

```typescript
// api-client.ts
import axios from 'axios';

export class ApiClient {
  private baseURL = 'https://api.example.com';
  private authToken: string | null = null;

  setAuthToken(token: string) {
    this.authToken = token;
  }

  private getHeaders() {
    return {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      ...(this.authToken && { Authorization: `Bearer ${this.authToken}` }),
    };
  }

  async get(endpoint: string, params = {}) {
    const response = await axios.get(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
      params,
    });
    return response;
  }

  async post(endpoint: string, data: any) {
    const response = await axios.post(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, data, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
    });
    return response;
  }

  async put(endpoint: string, data: any) {
    const response = await axios.put(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, data, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
    });
    return response;
  }

  async delete(endpoint: string) {
    const response = await axios.delete(`${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`, {
      headers: this.getHeaders(),
    });
    return response;
  }
}
```

```typescript
// users.api.test.ts
import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest';
import { ApiClient } from './api-client';

describe('Users API', () => {
  const api = new ApiClient();
  let createdUserId: string;

  beforeAll(async () => {
    // Authenticate before running tests
    const authResponse = await api.post('/auth/login', {
      email: 'test@example.com',
      password: 'password123',
    });
    api.setAuthToken(authResponse.data.token);
  });

  describe('POST /api/users', () => {
    it('should create a new user', async () => {
      const userData = {
        email: 'newuser@example.com',
        name: 'New User',
        role: 'user',
      };

      const response = await api.post('/api/users', userData);

      // Assert status code
      expect(response.status).toBe(201);

      // Assert response structure
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('id');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('email', userData.email);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('name', userData.name);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('createdAt');

      // Assert response types
      expect(typeof response.data.id).toBe('string');
      expect(response.data.createdAt).toMatch(/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}T/);

      // Save for cleanup
      createdUserId = response.data.id;
    });

    it('should return 400 for invalid email', async () => {
      try {
        await api.post('/api/users', {
          email: 'invalid-email',
          name: 'Test',
        });
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(400);
        expect(error.response.data).toHaveProperty('error');
        expect(error.response.data.error).toContain('email');
      }
    });

    it('should return 409 for duplicate email', async () => {
      const userData = {
        email: 'duplicate@example.com',
        name: 'Duplicate User',
      };

      // Create first user
      await api.post('/api/users', userData);

      // Attempt to create duplicate
      try {
        await api.post('/api/users', userData);
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(409);
        expect(error.response.data.error).toContain('already exists');
      }
    });
  });

  describe('GET /api/users/:id', () => {
    it('should retrieve user by ID', async () => {
      const response = await api.get(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`);

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(response.data.id).toBe(createdUserId);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('email');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('name');
    });

    it('should return 404 for non-existent user', async () => {
      try {
        await api.get('/api/users/non-existent-id');
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });
  });

  describe('GET /api/users', () => {
    it('should list all users', async () => {
      const response = await api.get('/api/users');

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(Array.isArray(response.data)).toBe(true);
      expect(response.data.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);

      // Validate structure of first user
      const firstUser = response.data[0];
      expect(firstUser).toHaveProperty('id');
      expect(firstUser).toHaveProperty('email');
      expect(firstUser).toHaveProperty('name');
    });

    it('should support pagination', async () => {
      const response = await api.get('/api/users', {
        page: 1,
        limit: 10,
      });

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('items');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('total');
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('page', 1);
      expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('limit', 10);
      expect(response.data.items.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(10);
    });

    it('should support filtering', async () => {
      const response = await api.get('/api/users', {
        role: 'admin',
      });

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(Array.isArray(response.data)).toBe(true);

      // All users should be admins
      response.data.forEach((user: any) => {
        expect(user.role).toBe('admin');
      });
    });
  });

  describe('PUT /api/users/:id', () => {
    it('should update user completely', async () => {
      const updatedData = {
        email: 'updated@example.com',
        name: 'Updated Name',
        role: 'admin',
      };

      const response = await api.put(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`, updatedData);

      expect(response.status).toBe(200);
      expect(response.data.email).toBe(updatedData.email);
      expect(response.data.name).toBe(updatedData.name);
      expect(response.data.role).toBe(updatedData.role);
    });

    it('should return 404 for non-existent user', async () => {
      try {
        await api.put('/api/users/non-existent', { name: 'Test' });
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });
  });

  describe('DELETE /api/users/:id', () => {
    it('should delete user', async () => {
      const response = await api.delete(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`);

      expect(response.status).toBe(204);

      // Verify deletion
      try {
        await api.get(`/api/users/${createdUserId}`);
        fail('User should be deleted');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });

    it('should return 404 when deleting non-existent user', async () => {
      try {
        await api.delete('/api/users/non-existent');
        fail('Should have thrown an error');
      } catch (error: any) {
        expect(error.response.status).toBe(404);
      }
    });
  });
});
```

### 2. Python with requests/pytest

```python
# api_client.py
import requests
from typing import Dict, Any, Optional

class ApiClient:
    def __init__(self, base_url: str):
        self.base_url = base_url
        self.session = requests.Session()
        self.auth_token: Optional[str] = None

    def set_auth_token(self, token: str):
        """Set authentication token for all requests."""
        self.auth_token = token
        self.session.headers.update({'Authorization': f'Bearer {token}'})

    def get(self, endpoint: str, params: Optional[Dict] = None) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform GET request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.get(url, params=params)

    def post(self, endpoint: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform POST request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.post(url, json=data)

    def put(self, endpoint: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform PUT request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.put(url, json=data)

    def delete(self, endpoint: str) -> requests.Response:
        """Perform DELETE request."""
        url = f"{self.base_url}{endpoint}"
        return self.session.delete(url)
```

```python
# test_users_api.py
import pytest
from api_client import ApiClient

@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def api_client():
    """Create API client and authenticate."""
    client = ApiClient("https://api.example.com")

    # Authenticate
    response = client.post("/auth/login", {
        "email": "test@example.com",
        "password": "password123"
    })
    assert response.status_code == 200
    client.set_auth_token(response.json()["token"])

    return client

@pytest.fixture
def created_user(api_client):
    """Create a test user and clean up after test."""
    response = api_client.post("/api/users", {
        "email": "testuser@example.com",
        "name": "Test User",
    })
    user_id = response.json()["id"]

    yield user_id

    # Cleanup
    api_client.delete(f"/api/users/{user_id}")

class TestUsersAPI:
    """Test suite for Users API."""

    def test_create_user_success(self, api_client):
        """Should create a new user with valid data."""
        # Arrange
        user_data = {
            "email": "newuser@example.com",
            "name": "New User",
            "role": "user",
        }

        # Act
        response = api_client.post("/api/users", user_data)

        # Assert
        assert response.status_code == 201
        data = response.json()
        assert "id" in data
        assert data["email"] == user_data["email"]
        assert data["name"] == user_data["name"]
        assert "createdAt"

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Source repository: PramodDutta/qaskills
License: MIT
Version: 1.0.0
Last GitHub push: Aug 30, 2026
Registry updated: Sep 6, 2026
Instruction path: packs/qa-essentials/skills/api-testing-rest/SKILL.md @ ee81c5b16b8c

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