How do you handle dependency in api testing?

Question

I have large api that I want to wirte api tests for each endpoint. How should I handle testing endpoints that depend on id from other endpoints?

In our application we have to create client first then branch then products then order for that branch. so if I am testing

POST /clients
POST /branches
POST /products
POST /orders

should I write create client before every test for each endpoint?

Alternatively you could create client record directly in database by using Db or Doctrine module. Modules for other data stores exist too. — Naktibalda, Jul 21 '22 at 05:56

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 19 '22 at 13:01

You can use cURL PHP for this

Follow : https://www.php.net/manual/pt_BR/book.curl.php

Or you can run this code:

$ch = curl_init();
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "http://example.com"); // API url
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true); // for get retutn requsert
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1); // for use post requsert
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, ['key'=>'value']); // for post data
$res = curl_exec($ch); // for close requset
if (curl_error($ch)) {
    var_dump(curl_error($ch)); // for print error
} else {
    print_r($res); // for print result
}

I am not asking about how post data to url. I am asking about how to manage dependency between tests — mahmoud magdy, Jul 19 '22 at 13:13

How do you handle dependency in api testing?

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