Testing in Postman: Performance Testing

Postman 10    |    Beginner
  • 10 videos | 1h 24m 6s
  • Includes Assessment
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Basic performance tests with Postman involve assessing the responsiveness and efficiency of an application programming interface (API) under conditions of heavy load. These tests typically focus on evaluating key performance metrics such as response times, throughput, and error rates when a large number of requests are made concurrently. Postman allows you to create a collection and run this as a performance test to test the scalability and reliability of your API. Begin this course by discovering how performance testing works. You will learn the steps involved in performance testing and the metrics that you can use to evaluate API performance. Next, you will set up a basic Python API running locally on your machine that stores data in a PostgreSQL. Finally, you will perform a full-scale performance test with Postman, configuring the number of virtual users to make requests to your API. You will learn to observe and interpret the metrics and errors for your requests and use different load profiles such as fixed and ramp up to run performance tests.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Discover the key concepts covered in this course
    Recall the need for and importance of performance testing
    Recall how postman and k6 can be used for performance testing
    Set up the environment and databases for an application programming interface (api) server
    Set up an api server and send it a request
  • Create a collection of tests for api endpoints
    Run performance tests on apis with postman
    View and interpret the postman performance report
    Run tests using the ramp-up load profile in postman
    Summarize the key concepts covered in this course

IN THIS COURSE

  • 1m 55s
    In this video, we will discover the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
  • 9m 22s
    After completing this video, you will be able to recall the need for and importance of performance testing. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  Performance Testing with Postman and k6
    9m 11s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to recall how Postman and k6 can be used for performance testing. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Installing Databases for API Server
    9m 20s
    In this video, find out how to set up the environment and databases for an application programming interface (API) server. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Setting up the API Server
    9m 1s
    Learn how to set up an API server and send it a request. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Setting up the Performance Test Request Collection
    13m 39s
    During this video, discover how to create a collection of tests for API endpoints. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Running Performance Tests Using Postman
    11m 8s
    Find out how to run performance tests on APIs with Postman. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Using the Performance Report to View Metrics
    10m 52s
    In this video, learn how to view and interpret the Postman performance report. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Running Performance Tests Using the Ramp-up Load Profile
    6m 56s
    Discover how to run tests using the ramp-up load profile in Postman. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Course Summary
    2m 43s
    In this video, we will summarize the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS

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