Top 10 Tools for REST API Development and Testing

 Top 10 Tools for REST API Development and Testing

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Hello guys, it's been long time since I have shared useful tools. So, today, I am going to write about 10 essential tools for REST API development and Testing. These are the tools which will help you in every stage of your REST based project like design, development, testing, and documentation.

Without wasting anymore of your time, here is my list of 10 useful tools every REST developer should learn

1. Postman

Postman is the most essential tool for API development and testing. It allows you to interact with any REST API by sending differnet kinds of HTTP request like GET, POST, DELETE etc. You can then see the response and also view response headers and codes. It also allows you to send query paramter, customize request headers and much more. You can also use different Authentication method like BASIC authentication to interact with secure REST API. Postman is avaialble both as a desktop application (Postman App) as well as Chrome extension. If your work involves interacting with REST API, it make sense to learn Postman. Its very useful testing REST API as well.

2. cURL

This is a Linux utility or command which can also be used as a great tool to interact with REST APIs from command line. The cURL command allows you to send both GET and POST request and also populate differnet request headers. You can also send authentication credential to interact with secure API. If you love to work in Linux command line then this a great tool to learn.

3. RESTAssured

4. Swagger

5. Burp

Debugging with HTTP Debuggers using Burp as a proxy

6. WireShark

Debugging with packet sniffers using Wireshark

7. RAML

8. JMeter

Using Loader to do load, soak and stress testing

9. SoapUI

This is another intersting tool which you can use 

10. Apiary

Using Apiary for designing, documenting and stubbing out your API

That's all about some of the useful tools for REST API developers. A good knowledge of these tools are essential for buiilding real-world REST API. These tools will help you in designing, testing, and even on documentation of your REST API and RESTful Web Services.Thanks for reading this article so far. If you like these REST API tools then plese share with your friends and colleagues. If you have any questions or feedback then please drop a note.