Complete API Testing with Automation & AI – Course Curriculum
Covered Topics
- Module-wise Course Structure
- Training Key Points
- Certifications / Suggested Path
- Who Can Join / Pre-requisites
- Advanced API Testing (Postman + Rest Assured + Playwright/Cypress + AI)
API Testing with Automation
- Course Timeline: 55–60 weekday
- Focus Area: Tosca RealTime Training
- Eligibility For: Open to all learners
- Includes: 100% Job Placement Assistance
Training Key Points
- Resume Preparation (API Automation Profile)
- Interview Q&A Discussion (Manual → Automation → AI)
- Mock Interviews
- Real-Time Project with Industry APIs
- Placement Assistance
- Daily Practice Tasks
- AI-Powered API Automation Strategies
- “Tell Me About Yourself” – API Testing Profile
Why Choose Ignitesofttech API Testing Classes?
About API Testing with Automation & AI
API Testing ensures that software applications communicate correctly by validating functionality, performance, security, and reliability at the service layer. It is faster and more reliable than UI automation, and essential for microservices, cloud applications, DevOps, and AI-based platforms.
Modern API testing uses tools like Postman, Rest Assured (Java), Playwright/Cypress request modules, Swagger, Newman, and CI/CD integrations.
With AI-powered automation, test cases can be auto-generated, optimized, and self-healed using intelligent recommendations, improving coverage and reducing manual effort.
Learn to design API automation frameworks, generate AI-driven test cases, perform functional & non-functional API validation, and integrate with DevOps tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Azure CI/CD.
Who Should Join?
- Manual Testers shifting to Automation
- QA Engineers / SDETs
- Developers using microservices/API
- Postman/SOAP UI users upgrading to automation
- BPO/Non-IT professionals interested in automation
Pre-requisites
NO AUTOMATION experience required
BASIC KNOWLEDGE of software testing concepts
Java/JavaScript basics will be covered during API automation modules
Complete API Testing Curriculum – 25 Modules
Part 1 – Fundamentals of API & Web Services (Modules 1–5)
- What is API & need for API Testing
- Types of APIs (REST, SOAP, GraphQL)
- API vs Web Services vs Microservices
- HTTP Methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH
- JSON vs XML formats
- Request-Response model
- Headers, Body, Status codes
- Authentication types: Basic, Token, OAuth2
- Understanding Swagger / Postman Collections
- Requirement Analysis
- Test Case Design strategy
- Test Scenarios vs API Flow Testing
- DevOps API Testing process
- Setup & Environment configuration
- Collections & Variables
- Assertions
- Chaining API requests
• Pre-request & test scripts
- Runner execution
- Environment-based execution
- CI integration using Newman
- Report generation
Part 2 – API Automation (Modules 6–12)
Module 6 – Introduction to API Automation
- Why automate APIs?
- API Automation strategy
- Framework overview
Module 7 – Rest Assured (Java-based API Automation)
- Setup maven project
- Request Specification & Response Validation
- Parameterization & Data-Driven API Tests
- Assertion & Schema Validators
Module 8 – Playwright/Cypress-based API Testing
- Using request fixture (Playwright)
- Cypress cy.request() approach
- Chaining UI + API testing
- API mocking & network interception
Module 9 – CI/CD Integration
- Jenkins API test pipeline
- GitHub Actions execution
- Dockerized API execution
Module 10 – Reporting & Test Management
- Allure reports
- HTML reports in automation
- Generating execution dashboards
Module 11 – API Security Testing Basics
- Token validation
- Authorization errors
- SQL injection prevention
- Basic penetration testing concepts
Module 12 – API Performance Testing (Intro)
- Using JMeter/Postman Load Testing
- KPI metrics: TPS/RPS
- Spike load/stress testing approach
Part 3 – AI Integration in API Testing (Modules 13–16)
Module 13 – AI in Test Automation
- AI-based test case generation
- Intelligent error prediction
- Self-healing test frameworks
Module 14 – AI Tools (Overview)
- TestSigma
- Tricentis Testim
- Katalon AI testing
- GitHub CoPilot & ChatGPT for test generation
Module 15 – Generative AI in API Automation
- Writing API scripts using AI tools
- Automated SQL query validation via AI
- AI-based defect prediction
Module 16 – Smart Test Optimization
- Test coverage analysis
- Identifying redundant tests
- AI-based regression selection
Part 4 – Real-Time Project Implementation (Modules 17–21)
Module 17 – Real Project API Test Flow
- Build API test strategy
- Create complete automation suite
- Execute tests with Postman/Newman + CI
Module 18 – API Validation Types
- Response Validation
- Database Validation using SQL
- Schema Validation
- Retry & resilience validation
Module 19 – Data-Driven & Chaining
- Passing input across API calls
- Multi-step end-to-end API workflows
Module 20 – Agile & API Testing in Scrum
- Writing JIRA test stories
- Using API testing in CI pipeline
- Dev-QA collaboration
Module 21 – Mock Interviews & Scenario Practice
- Real-time interview case-based discussions
- API logs analysis questions
Part 5 – Career Readiness & Certification (Modules 22–25)
Module 22 – Resume (API Automation)
- API + Automation-oriented resume
- LinkedIn & job profile update
Module 23 – Interview Preparation
- API Testing Questions
- Automation + AI based questions
- HR Strategy & Salary Negotiation
Module 24 – Final Automation Project
- Candidate mini-project review
- API + UI + SQL + AI Integration Project
Module 25 – Placement Assistance
- Job References
- Placement strategy
- Soft skills for automation roles