What is API Explained in Easy Language | Application Programming Interface | SoftwareTestingbyMKT

#22 In this video, I have tried my best to explain what is an API also known as Application Programming Interface.

What is API?
What are rest api's?
What are rest calls?
What is an Application programming interface?
What is 3 layer architecture of an API?
Why do we do API testing?
What exactly happens in API?
What are the advantages of API?

In this video, I have answered all the above questions.

You must know below details about API
What is API?
What is API Testing?
Why is an API needed?
How does API play an important role in 2 diff applications?
Why do we need a Postman?
What is a Postman tool?
3 layer architecture of API
What is the relationship between client and server?
What things your request should consist of?
HTTP methods available in API
HTTP status code in API
What is Curl?
In what different way your developer will give you an API?
How to identify a bug while doing API testing?
Different types of Request body format? XML, JSON?
How to validate your response body?
Setting environment variables
How to make sure your request and response are proper?
POSTMAN installation
Postman app walkthrough on Request, response, Collection, Environment Variables?
How to import an API collection?
Writing API Test Scenarios and Test Cases?
How to execute API Test Cases?
How to raise a bug in API?
URL structure
What is the difference between REST and SOAP API?

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[pramodagastya]

best explanation sir keep going u will have millions subscribers one day.

[sunnyjain]

really liked your crystal clear communication.. Coming from non-technical background, this kind of presentation is helping me.. No jargons used, no technical language. Exact to the point. keep going.. All the best

[Walkerpex]

I'm always thinks that no one is going to explain in easy language like you ...
Sir u brake hard things into portable and simple language
Thank u so much sir ❣️

[abdullahbawar]

my friend ur the world's best person. I really enjoy ur lectures

[buzyfuzzymom]

I have done api testing but didn't knew that I m doing api testing. I was just giving the request and getting the response. Reason why I was doing didn't knew that.
Thanks for explaining in the very simple language. Now I m thinking to watch each n every videos of you. There is abundant of knowledge in a very simple language. More power to you . Keep sharing your knowledge🙏❤️

[chirdoll]

I'm so thankful for your videos, im planning to restart testing career after big break in IT and your concepts are so simple to understand, helps a lot🙏

[pragatisuvarna]

Thank u so much Professor for explaining API in simple yet elaborate manner 🙏

[sridevigp]

Applause 👏very clear with API.
Great video

[neharajput]

In very easy and instant understandable way you've explained. Thank you!

[biswabhusanmohapatra]

I can only say that you are very humble and knowledgious person..God bless you

[krisy]

after so many videos finally, I understood the concept of API testing after watching your video. Thanks

[vrijeshpratap]

Man your way of explanation is so understandable. It's worth watching every minute of your video.

[kenguvageethamadhuri]

ur teaching is understandable even for kinder garden students😉... aaaahhhh...such a nice explanation ji... thanku so much

[mehmetesen]

Thanks for all series. It's not just about testing practises, I can also grasp the principles and approaches. Please keep going.

[pragatisuvarna]

thank u so much sir for explaining API in simple layman language with examples for non technical people like me to understand concept clearly. appreciate ur efforts

[SKSK-qjql]

Thank You for helpful video.
1) Please tell us if Performance testing is done on API? if yes How and what are the inputs/parameters should be asked from developer for conduction API performance testing?
2 ) If my application is using someone's business logic, like u said, for authentication, FB login API is used, does FB or google give permission to use their API?

[naveenk]

Iam fresher iam recently started my carrier in company, they given Api story for testing I have tested by the help of kt by senior but exactly don't know what it is how it is from this video I got clear picture please continue video it helps lot everyone like fresher well explanation bro... 😊👏

[kushaljahagirdar]

Great in simple way made us to understand about API this helps lot.

[alfinakm]

After lot of videos i found the best one for understanding API.THANKYOU

[skverma]

Can You please make a video to clear the confusion between API And Microservices....???
Thank You...