API Test Automation with INGenious Playwright Studio

This repository contains example scripts for API test automation using:

• INGenious Playwright Studio

Features

• Examples of GET, POST, and Protected API requests.
• Clear demonstration of test automation practices with assertions and chaining requests.
• Fully automated CI pipeline using GitHub Actions.

Test API

All examples in this repository are designed to work with the Practice Software Testing API, a publicly available API for learning and practicing software testing. You can explore the API documentation and endpoints here:
👉 Practice Software Testing API 👈

Examples Included

1. GET Request: Fetch a list of brands with GET /brands.
2. Login API: Authenticate using POST /login with an email/password payload.
3. Protected API Request: Authenticate, then use a token to fetch data with GET /invoices.

Prerequisites

• INGenious Playwright Studio

Setup and Run

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/testsmith-io/api-test-automation-ingenious-playwright-studio.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd api-test-automation-ingenious-playwright-studio

3. Open INGenious Playwright Studio and run the tests:

• Windows

  Double click on the Run.bat in the framework location

• Mac or Ubuntu

  1. Open Terminal in the installation location and then type

  chmod +x Run.command

  2. Then double click on the Run.command
  3. If you see It's Downloaded From Internet warning then enter the following command in terminal:

  xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine "/path/to/the framework"

Automated Workflow

The repository includes a GitHub Actions workflow to automatically execute the tests.