30 Days of API Testing - Day 27: What advice would you give to someone looking to get started with API testing

[heather_reid]

30 Days of API Testing Day 27 challenge is:

What advice would you give to someone looking to get started with API testing?

I wrote a Club post similar to this a little over a year ago.

Getting started with testing APIs

If someone asked you “How would I get started with testing APIs?” what would be the first thing that springs to mind for you? For me it’s either 30 Second APIs by @daniel.dainton or Restful-Booker from @mwinteringham. I recently took Marks Web Services training course where we got to use Restful-Booker and I found it to be a great resource. When I’m trying something new, I always like to have a sandbox to try it in first. Maybe you have more than one resource that is your go to, I know I do …

I don’t think my own recommendations have changed much but I’m keen to see what recommendations others have for this more generally. I jumped straight into apps to practice on but I’m sure there are better suggestions of beginner reading or videos or podcasts to get to grips with it all.