API Automation Testing Using Selenium Python

Sure, I can help you with API automation testing using Selenium with Python. However, please note that Selenium is mainly used for web application testing, not API testing. For API testing, you typically use libraries such as requests, http.client, or specialized testing frameworks like pytest with plugins like requests-mock or httpretty. But if you insist on using Selenium for API testing, you can technically do it, though it might not be the most efficient approach.

Here’s a simple example of how you can perform API testing using Selenium with Python:

First, you need to install the required libraries:

bash

pip install selenium

pip install requests

Import the required modules:

python

from selenium import webdriver

import requests

Create a function to perform API requests using the requests library:

python

def perform_api_request(url, method='GET', headers=None, data=None):

    if method == 'GET':

        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

    elif method == 'POST':

        response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=data)

    # Add other HTTP methods as needed (PUT, DELETE, etc.)

    else:

        raise ValueError(f"Unsupported HTTP method: {method}")

return response

Write a Selenium test case to perform API testing:

python

def test_api_using_selenium():

    # Initialize Selenium WebDriver (e.g., Chrome)

    driver = webdriver.Chrome()

try:
# Step 1: Navigate to a page that triggers the API request (e.g., login page)
driver.get(‘https://example.com/login’)

# Step 2: Fill in any required login credentials if necessary (e.g., username, password)
# driver.find_element_by_name(‘username’).send_keys(‘your_username’)
# driver.find_element_by_name(‘password’).send_keys(‘your_password’)
# driver.find_element_by_name(‘login_btn’).click()

# Step 3: Wait for the API request to complete (use WebDriverWait if necessary)
# WebDriverWait(driver, 10).until(…)
# Note: The actual waiting logic depends on how the API request is triggered.

# Step 4: Get the API request URL from the Network tab in the browser’s developer tools
api_url = ‘https://example.com/api/endpoint’

# Step 5: Make the API request using the perform_api_request function
headers = {‘Authorization’: ‘Bearer your_access_token’} # Replace with the actual headers needed for your API
response = perform_api_request(api_url, method=‘GET’, headers=headers)

# Step 6: Assert the response to validate the API functionality
assert response.status_code == 200, f”API request failed with status code: {response.status_code}“
# Add more assertions based on the expected response from the API

finally:
# Step 7: Close the browser window after the test is complete
driver.quit()

Please note that this approach is not ideal for API testing, and it is strongly recommended to use dedicated libraries or frameworks for API testing. Selenium is mainly used for web automation and user interface testing, while API testing is better suited to tools like requests, http.client, or specialized testing frameworks.

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