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Documenting and testing APIs - Python Tutorial
From the course: Programming Foundations: APIs and Web Services
Documenting and testing APIs
- APIs are contracts that enable seamless communication between systems. But imagine trying to use an API without documentation. It's like trying to assemble furniture without instructions. In this video, we'll explore how to document APIs effectively using the OpenAPI Specification, historically known as Swagger, and test them for reliability with Postman. An API without proper documentation is difficult to use, leading to developer frustration, integration delays, and potential security risk. Well-documented APIs provide clear instructions on what endpoints are available, what data the API expects and returns, how authentication works, and common error responses and handling. OpenAPI Specification is a widely-used API documentation standard. It allows developers to describe an API's structure in a machine-readable format, which tools like Swagger UI can use to generate interactive documentation. I've documented a simple customer API with the OpenAPI Specification in openapi.json…
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