Project Overview

This repository contains an API Automation Testing framework built using Java and Rest Assured. The framework is designed to automate REST API testing with clear structure, reusable components, and industry best practices.

This project demonstrates my hands-on experience in API testing, automation framework design, and testing concepts, aimed for QA / Automation Engineer roles.

🔹 Tech Stack & Tools

Programming Language: Java

API Automation: Rest Assured

Build Tool: Maven

Testing Framework: TestNG / JUnit

IDE: Eclipse

Version Control: Git & GitHub

Data Format: JSON

Reporting: TestNG default reports / Extent Reports (if applicable)

🔹 Framework Structure API_Automation_RestAssured │ ├── src/test/java │ ├── api.tests → Test cases for API endpoints │ ├── api.payloads → Request payloads (POJO / JSON) │ ├── api.utils → Utility classes (common methods) │ └── api.base → Base configuration (base URI, auth) │ ├── test-output → Test execution reports ├── pom.xml → Maven dependencies ├── .gitignore → Ignored files/folders └── README.md → Project documentation

🔹 Key Features Implemented

REST API automation using Rest Assured

Request methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

Validation of:

Status codes

Response body

Headers

JSON schema (if applicable)

Reusable request specifications

Maven-based dependency management

Clean project structure for scalability

🔹 Sample Test Scenarios Covered

Create resource using POST API

Retrieve resource using GET API

Update resource using PUT API

Delete resource using DELETE API

Positive and negative test cases

Validation of response time and response data

🔹 How to Run the Project

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/karthikeyank4/API_Automation_RestAssured.git

Import the project into Eclipse as a Maven project

Update dependencies using Maven

Run test classes or TestNG XML file

🔹 About Me

Karthikeyan K QA Engineer with experience in Manual & Automation Testing, specializing in API Automation, Selenium, Rest Assured, and QA best practices. Actively building projects to strengthen automation and backend testing s