---
title: "API testing"
description: "Testing performed by submitting commands to the software under test using programming interfaces of the application directly."
type: term
term_id: 20
language: English
language_code: gb
canonical: "https://glossary.istqb.org/en/term/api-testing"
slug: "api-testing"
url: "https://istqb-glossary.page/api-testing/"
---

# API testing

Testing performed by submitting commands to the software under test using programming interfaces of the application directly.

## Present in syllabi


- Advanced Test Automation Engineer 2016
- Advanced Test Analyst 2019
- Advanced Technical Test Analyst 2019

## Translations


- [Deutsch](https://istqb-glossary.page/de/api-testen/) — API-Testen
- [Italiano](https://istqb-glossary.page/it/testing-api/) — testing API
- [日本語](https://istqb-glossary.page/jp/api%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88-api-testing/) — APIテスト（API testing）
- [Português (Brasil)](https://istqb-glossary.page/br/teste-de-api/) — teste de API
- [Polski](https://istqb-glossary.page/pl/testowanie-api/) — testowanie API
- [Português](https://istqb-glossary.page/pt/teste-de-api/) — teste de API
- [Čeština](https://istqb-glossary.page/cz/testovani-api/) — testování API
- [Svenska](https://istqb-glossary.page/se/api-testning/) — API-testning
- [Nederlands](https://istqb-glossary.page/nl/api-testen/) — API-testen
- [Magyar](https://istqb-glossary.page/hu/api-teszteles/) — API tesztelés
- [Norsk](https://istqb-glossary.page/no/api-testing/) — API-testing

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