How do you develop and test integrations with third-party APIs?
I'm trying to settle on a practical approach for local development and testing when an application depends on several external APIs. Some providers offer sandboxes, while others do…
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How do you keep local development in sync with third-party APIs?
My app integrates with several external APIs. Some provide sandboxes, while others do not, and even the available sandboxes often differ from production in undocumented ways. The main…
Looking for a Free Alternative to Postman for Batch Processing
Hey everyone! It seems like Postman's latest update has really limited the capabilities for free users. I used to be able to run collections with a local CSV…
Best Practices for Simulating Loading and Error States in Frontend Development?
I'm currently developing a tool for my frontend team which is facing a challenge when it comes to displaying 'Loading Skeletons' and 'Error Toasts'. The issue is that…
What Happened to the ApiDog Subreddit?
I'm curious about why the ApiDog subreddit got banned. I've been searching for an API testing and documentation tool, and Apidog seems to have what I need. Should…
What software do you use to automate backend testing scenarios?
As a backend developer, I often find myself repeating the same testing scenarios over and over. I'm currently using Postman for this purpose, but I'm curious if there…
What are some good offline alternatives to Postman for API testing?
I've been using Postman for API testing and documentation for a while now, but the cloud sync and account requirements have become frustrating, especially while working in restricted…
What are some good alternatives to Postman?
I've been using Postman for over ten years and I'm looking to switch things up a bit. I want a tool that aligns with my development needs, similar…
What Are Some Good Offline Alternatives to Postman for API Testing?
I'm a fan of Postman, but I find it to be quite heavy and reliant on cloud features. I'm on the lookout for lightweight tools that can run…
How to Get the JWT Token Using NextAuth?
I'm currently using NextAuth version 5.0.0-beta.29 in my project, and I'm trying to extract the JWT session token to use it in Bruno (an API testing app) for…
What's the best way to write integration tests for API calls?
Today, we faced a production issue linked to a function that chains multiple API calls. Despite having unit tests for each of these APIs passing, we encountered unexpected…
How Can I Properly Unit Test a Function That Depends on a Database?
I'm working with an API class that connects to IGDB, which is a video game database. There's a method named search(query) that returns a JSON object with video…