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Here’s description of 9 types of API testing:

➡️ 1. Unit Testing: Involves testing individual components or functions of an API in isolation to ensure they function correctly and produce the expected output.

➡️ 2. Functional Testing: Focuses on testing the overall functionality of the API, verifying that it performs as intended and produces accurate results.

➡️ 3. Integration Testing: Tests interactions between different components or services within an API to ensure they work together seamlessly and communicate effectively.

➡️ 4. Load Testing: Evaluates the API's performance under heavy load by simulating a large number of concurrent requests to identify potential bottlenecks and optimize resource usage.

➡️ 5. Security Testing: Aims to identify vulnerabilities in the API by testing for potential security risks, such as unauthorized access, data leakage, or injection attacks.

➡️ 6. Stress Testing: Pushes the API beyond its limits by applying extreme conditions, such as high traffic or limited resources, to determine how well it can handle such scenarios.

➡️ 7. Negative Testing: Involves deliberately sending invalid or incorrect inputs to the API to verify that it responds appropriately with error messages or other expected behaviors.

➡️ 8. Boundary Testing: Focuses on testing the limits of the API's inputs, such as minimum and maximum values, to ensure it handles these boundaries correctly.

➡️ 9. Usability Testing: Evaluates the user-friendliness of the API by assessing how easily developers can understand its documentation, endpoints, and responses, ultimately enhancing the developer experience.
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