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Testing REST APIs

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Last updated: Sept 30, 2024 by Jason Andrew

Testing REST APIs

While the REST APIs can be accessed from virtually any programming language utilities are available that allow for quickly testing and understanding how the APIs work. A couple of common utilities are listed below.

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Chrome Postman Extension

The Postman extension for chrome provides an excellent user interface for testing the REST APIs. Postman supports saving requests to be used at a later time or shared with other colleagues. 

(info) This is the utility preferred by the ServicePower development and QA teams

 cURL 

cURL is a command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax and works perfectly for testing any of the REST APIs. While cURL is typically used on Linux based systems, ports are available for Windows.

JSON Lint

JSON lint is an excellent web based tool for verifying that your JSON document syntax is valid. Simply copy and paste your JSON document into the window and click the Validate button.