HTTP API testing for TypeScript (Supertest) and Python (httpx, pytest). Test REST APIs, GraphQL, request/response validation, authentication, and error handling.
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HTTP API testing for TypeScript (Supertest) and Python (httpx, pytest). Test REST APIs, GraphQL, request/response validation, authentication, and error handling.
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api-testing.SKILL.md
---name: api-testing
description: HTTP API testing for TypeScript (Supertest) and Python (httpx, pytest). Test REST APIs, GraphQL, request/response validation, authentication, and error handling.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob, TodoWrite
license: MIT
---# API Testing
Expert knowledge for testing HTTP APIs with Supertest (TypeScript/JavaScript) and httpx/pytest (Python).
## TypeScript/JavaScript (Supertest)
### Installation
```bash
# Using Bun
bun add -d supertest @types/supertest
# or: npm install -D supertest @types/supertest
```
### Basic Setup
```typescript
import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest'
import request from 'supertest'
import { app } from './app'
describe('API Tests', () => {
it('returns health status', async () => {
const response = await request(app)
.get('/api/health')
.expect(200)
expect(response.body).toEqual({ status: 'ok' })
})
it('creates a user', async () => {
