The Power of API Testing: How it Can Save Your Business Time and Money

 1. Core Functionality Testing: 

• This kind of testing provides access to the entire system without the need for a user interface. The functionalities of the application would be evaluated end-to-end without the need for GUI (Graphical User Interface) which helps in detecting issues that can prove to be bigger at the time of GUI testing.

2. Time and Cost Effectiveness: 

• This is usually less time-consuming when compared to GUI testing. It also requires less code for testing the functionalities thereby making it easier to set up and get faster access to test coverage. It also results in effective cost savings for the project.

3. Language-Independent: 

• The data transfer between the test platform to the applications is done utilizing XML or JSON and is completely independent of the languages used in developing the systems. The test automation suite can be developed in any language.

4. Ease of Integration with GUI:

•  API testing provides highly flexible test suites that help in easier integration with the GUI tests. For instance, before the GUI test cases are initiated, employing API test cases, we can create sample users that can act as an initial base for the GUI tests.