A comprehensive, enterprise-grade API test automation framework built with Python, Pytest, and Requests. Designed for validating REST APIs with advanced testing patterns, beautiful reporting, multi-environment support, and CI/CD integration.
Perfect for: Technical interviews, professional portfolios, production deployments, and showcasing advanced QA practices.
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║ WHAT MAKES THIS ELITE? ║
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║ ✅ 21 TESTS - All passing with 100% success rate ║
║ ✨ 2.2x FASTER - Parallel execution cuts runtime in half ║
║ 🎯 PRODUCTION-READY - Multi-environment & CI/CD included ║
║ 🔐 ENTERPRISE AUTH - JWT, API Keys, OAuth patterns ║
║ 📊 BEAUTIFUL REPORTS - Dark-theme HTML with live metrics ║
║ 🏗️ SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE - Clean MVC-style separation ║
║ 📚 COMPREHENSIVE DOCS - 7 documentation files (2300+ lines) ║
║ 🚀 ADVANCED TESTING - Schema validation, edge cases, negative tests ║
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| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Total Tests | 21 | ✅ All Pass |
| Pass Rate | 100% | 🎯 Perfect |
| Sequential Time | 15.96s | ⏱️ Fast |
| Parallel Time | 7.35s | 🚀 Swift |
| Speed Improvement | 2.2x faster | 💨 Lightning |
| Python Version | 3.12.7 | 🐍 Latest |
| Platform | Windows 11 | 🖥️ Cross-platform |
📊 BASIC TEST SUITE (7 tests)
├─ ✅ test_get_users [409ms]
├─ ✅ test_create_user [652ms]
├─ ✅ test_create_multiple_users [2.00s] (Data-driven)
├─ ✅ test_get_user_by_id [436ms]
├─ ✅ test_update_user [638ms]
├─ ✅ test_delete_user [1.88s]
└─ ✅ test_response_time_performance [387ms]
🔬 ADVANCED TEST SUITE (14 tests)
├─ Schema Validation (1 test)
│ └─ ✅ test_get_users_response_schema [482ms]
│
├─ Negative Scenarios (4 tests)
│ ├─ ✅ test_get_nonexistent_user [485ms]
│ ├─ ✅ test_create_user_empty_payload [650ms]
│ ├─ ✅ test_create_user_missing_fields [627ms]
│ └─ ✅ test_create_user_invalid_email [613ms]
│
├─ Edge Cases (5 tests)
│ ├─ ✅ test_create_user_special_chars [634ms]
│ ├─ ✅ test_create_user_very_long_name [642ms]
│ ├─ ✅ test_create_user_unicode_chars [643ms]
│ ├─ ✅ test_update_user_partial_fields [654ms]
│ └─ ✅ test_multiple_quick_requests [2.00s]
│
├─ Header Validation (2 tests)
│ ├─ ✅ test_response_headers_present [641ms]
│ └─ ✅ test_response_time_reasonable [424ms]
│
└─ Data Consistency (2 tests)
├─ ✅ test_get_same_user_twice [868ms]
└─ ✅ test_created_user_can_be_retrieved [1.00s]
# Sequential Execution
$ pytest -v
============================= 21 passed in 15.96s =============================
# Parallel Execution (16 workers)
$ pytest -n auto
[gw0-gw15] 21 passed in 7.35s
╰─ 2.2x speed improvement! 🚀pytest-html Report (Dark Theme)
Dashboard: Summary | Pass/Fail | Performance
Status: ✅ 21/21 passed | ❌ 0/0 failed
Duration: 00:00:16 total execution
Key Metrics Displayed:
- Live test status with green/red indicators
- Performance bars showing execution time
- Environment details (Python 3.12.7, Windows 11)
- Pass rate percentage (100%)
- Test duration breakdown
- Failure analysis (if any)
View Reports:
- HTML:
reports/report.html(open in browser) - Allure:
reports/allure/(viaallure serve)
api-test-automation/
│
├── 📁 .github/
│ └── workflows/
│ └── tests.yml # 🚀 GitHub Actions CI/CD Pipeline
│
├── 📁 tests/
│ ├── test_users.py # 7 Basic CRUD tests
│ └── test_advanced.py # 14 Advanced tests (schema, negative, edge cases)
│
├── 📁 utils/
│ ├── api_client.py # Enhanced API client (80+ lines)
│ ├── config.py # Multi-environment config (50+ lines)
│ └── logger.py # Centralized logging utility
│
├── 📁 data/
│ └── test_data.json # Test data for data-driven testing
│
├── 📁 reports/
│ ├── report.html # 🎨 Modern dark-theme HTML report
│ └── allure/ # 📊 Allure report data & timeline
│
├── 📄 conftest.py # Pytest fixtures & hooks
├── 📄 pytest.ini # Pytest configuration (8 markers)
├── 📄 requirements.txt # Dependencies (12 packages)
├── 📄 .env.example # Environment variable template
│
└── 📚 Documentation/
├── README.md # This file
├── QUICKSTART.md # 5-minute setup guide
├── FEATURES.md # Feature showcase
├── PYTEST_REFERENCE.md # 100+ command examples
├── AUTHENTICATION_GUIDE.md # 10+ auth patterns
├── CONTRIBUTING.md # Contribution guidelines
└── INDEX.md # Documentation index
# Clean, reusable HTTP wrapper with advanced features
api_client.set_token("jwt_token") # JWT/Bearer authentication
api_client.set_header("X-API-Key", "key") # Custom headers
response = api_client.get("/users") # Simple methods✨ Supports: Bearer tokens, API keys, OAuth, custom headers, timeouts
export ENV=staging # Switch environments easily
pytest -v # Automatic config selection🌍 Environments: Development | Staging | Production
⚙️ Per-Env: Base URL, timeouts, SSL verification, log levels
✅ Schema Validation - JSON schema verification
✅ Negative Testing - Error handling & boundaries
✅ Edge Cases - Unicode, special chars, long strings
✅ Data Consistency - Cross-request validation
✅ Performance Testing - Response time assertions
✅ Header Validation - Content-type & custom headers
pytest -m schema # Run specific test categories
pytest -m "not slow" # Exclude slow tests
pytest -k "create" # Match by name
pytest --durations=10 # Show slowest tests🏷️ Markers: smoke | regression | positive | negative | schema | performance | integration | slow
- 🎨 Dark-theme HTML with gradient accents
- 📊 Live metrics - Pass rate, duration, breakdown
- ⚡ Performance bars - Visual execution time
- 🎯 Environment details - Platform, Python version, plugins
- 📈 Allure integration - Timeline, history, failure analysis
pytest -n auto # Use all CPU cores
pytest -n 4 # 4 workers
# Result: 2.2x faster execution! 🚀- ✅ GitHub Actions workflow included
- ✅ Multi-version Python testing (3.10, 3.11, 3.12)
- ✅ Automatic artifact upload
- ✅ Smart dependency caching
- ✅ Test on every push/PR
📚 7 Documentation Files | 2300+ Lines | 100+ Examples
├── QUICKSTART.md → 5-minute setup
├── README.md → You are here
├── FEATURES.md → Feature overview
├── PYTEST_REFERENCE.md → 100+ commands
├── AUTHENTICATION_GUIDE.md → 10+ auth patterns
├── CONTRIBUTING.md → Team guidelines
└── INDEX.md → Navigation hub
git clone <your-repo-url>
cd API_Test_Automation
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate # macOS/Linux
# OR
venv\Scripts\activate # Windowspip install -r requirements.txt# Basic execution
pytest -v
# Parallel execution (2.2x faster!)
pytest -n auto -v
# With HTML report
pytest --html=reports/report.html --self-contained-html============================= test session starts =============================
platform win32 -- Python 3.12.7, pytest-9.0.3
collected 21 items
tests/test_advanced.py::TestSchemaValidation::test_get_users_response_schema PASSED [ 4%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestNegativeScenarios::test_get_nonexistent_user PASSED [ 9%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestNegativeScenarios::test_create_user_empty_payload PASSED [ 14%]
... (17 more tests)
============================== 21 passed in 15.96s =============================
🎉 You're ready! Open reports/report.html in your browser for beautiful reports.
| Command | Purpose | Time |
|---|---|---|
pytest -v |
Run all tests | 16s |
pytest -n auto |
Parallel execution | 7s |
pytest tests/test_users.py |
Specific file | 6s |
pytest -m schema |
Schema tests only | 1s |
pytest -x |
Stop on first failure | Variable |
pytest --html=reports/report.html |
Generate report | 16s |
pytest --durations=10 |
Show slowest tests | 16s |
def test_protected_endpoint(api_client):
api_client.set_token("your_jwt_token_here", token_type="Bearer")
response = api_client.get("/api/users")
assert response.status_code == 200api_client.set_header("X-API-Key", "your-secret-api-key")
response = api_client.get("/endpoint")api_client.set_header("Authorization", "Bearer token")
api_client.set_header("X-Custom-Header", "value")
api_client.set_header("X-Request-ID", "unique-id")Full Guide: See AUTHENTICATION_GUIDE.md for 10+ patterns including OAuth, refresh tokens, and session auth.
export ENV=dev # Development (localhost, debug=true)
export ENV=staging # Staging (staging API)
export ENV=prod # Production (live API, strict timeouts)
pytest -v # Uses selected environment| Setting | Dev | Staging | Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base URL | localhost:3000 | staging.api.com | api.com |
| Debug | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No |
| Timeout | 15s | 10s | 5s |
| SSL Verify | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
| Log Level | DEBUG | INFO | WARNING |
from jsonschema import validate
def test_user_response_schema(api_client):
response = api_client.get("/users")
user_schema = {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {"type": "integer"},
"name": {"type": "string"},
"email": {"type": "string"}
},
"required": ["id", "name", "email"]
}
}
validate(instance=response.json(), schema=user_schema)
assert response.status_code == 200def test_invalid_request(api_client):
"""Verify API gracefully handles invalid input."""
response = api_client.post("/users", {"invalid": "data"})
assert response.status_code == 400
assert "error" in response.json()def test_unicode_support(api_client):
"""Test international character handling."""
payload = {"name": "Test 你好 مرحبا 🚀"}
response = api_client.post("/users", payload)
assert response.status_code == 201
assert response.json()["name"] == payload["name"]def test_data_persistence(api_client):
"""Verify data consistency across requests."""
# Create user
create_response = api_client.post("/users", {"name": "Alice"})
user_id = create_response.json()["id"]
# Retrieve same user twice
get_response_1 = api_client.get(f"/users/{user_id}")
get_response_2 = api_client.get(f"/users/{user_id}")
# Verify consistency
assert get_response_1.json() == get_response_2.json()✅ Triggers:
- On every git push
- On pull requests
- Manual workflow dispatch
🚀 What it does:
- Tests on Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12
- Parallel test execution (17 workers)
- Generates HTML + Allure reports
- Uploads artifacts automatically
- Smart caching for faster builds# Push code to trigger
git push origin main
# Results available in:
GitHub Actions → Artifacts → Download reports✓ Set up Python 3.10
✓ Install dependencies (uses cache)
✓ Run tests in parallel (16 workers)
├─ 21 tests collected
├─ 21 passed in 7.35s
└─ [gw0-gw15] All tests passed!
✓ Generate HTML report
✓ Generate Allure report
✓ Upload artifacts
============================= test session starts =============================
platform linux -- Python 3.12.7, pytest-9.0.3, pluggy-1.6.0
collected 21 items
tests/test_advanced.py::TestSchemaValidation::test_get_users_response_schema PASSED [ 4%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestNegativeScenarios::test_get_nonexistent_user PASSED [ 9%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestNegativeScenarios::test_create_user_empty_payload PASSED [ 14%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestNegativeScenarios::test_create_user_missing_fields PASSED [ 19%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestNegativeScenarios::test_create_user_invalid_email PASSED [ 23%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestEdgeCases::test_create_user_special_chars PASSED [ 28%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestEdgeCases::test_create_user_very_long_name PASSED [ 33%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestEdgeCases::test_create_user_unicode_chars PASSED [ 38%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestEdgeCases::test_update_user_partial_fields PASSED [ 42%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestEdgeCases::test_multiple_quick_requests PASSED [ 47%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestHeaderValidation::test_response_headers_present PASSED [ 52%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestHeaderValidation::test_response_time_reasonable PASSED [ 57%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestDataConsistency::test_get_same_user_twice PASSED [ 61%]
tests/test_advanced.py::TestDataConsistency::test_created_user_can_be_retrieved PASSED [ 66%]
tests/test_users.py::test_get_users PASSED [ 71%]
tests/test_users.py::test_create_user PASSED [ 76%]
tests/test_users.py::test_create_multiple_users PASSED [ 80%]
tests/test_users.py::test_get_user_by_id PASSED [ 85%]
tests/test_users.py::test_update_user PASSED [ 90%]
tests/test_users.py::test_delete_user PASSED [ 95%]
tests/test_users.py::test_response_time_performance PASSED [100%]
============================== 21 passed in 15.96s =============================
============================= test session starts =============================
platform win32 -- Python 3.12.7, pytest-9.0.3, pluggy-1.6.0
plugins: allure-pytest-2.15.3, html-4.2.0, metadata-3.1.1, xdist-3.8.0
16 workers [21 items]
[gw0-gw15] 21 passed in 7.35s
Speed improvement: 2.2x faster! 🚀
✅ Dark Theme - Modern gradient with accent colors
✅ Live Metrics - Pass rate, duration, test count
✅ Performance Bars - Visual execution time
✅ Environment Info - Python version, platform, plugins
✅ Test Details - Each test with status & duration
✅ Responsive Design - Beautiful on all devices
# HTML Report
open reports/report.html # macOS
xdg-open reports/report.html # Linux
start reports/report.html # Windows
# Allure Report
allure serve reports/allure
# Opens interactive dashboard with timeline, history, etc.┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ API TEST AUTOMATION FRAMEWORK │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │
│ │ Test Cases │ │ Pytest Fixtures │ │
│ │ │ │ (conftest.py) │ │
│ │ • Basic (7) │ │ │ │
│ │ • Advanced (14) │ │ • api_client │ │
│ │ │ │ • sample_data │ │
│ └────────┬─────────┘ │ • auth_client │ │
│ │ └────────┬─────────┘ │
│ │ │ │
│ └───────────────┬───────────┘ │
│ ▼ │
│ ┌───────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ API Client Layer │ │
│ │ (api_client.py - 80 loc) │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ ✓ HTTP Methods │ │
│ │ ✓ Authentication │ │
│ │ ✓ Headers Management │ │
│ │ ✓ Timeout Support │ │
│ │ ✓ Request Logging │ │
│ └───────────┬───────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌───────────▼──────────────┐ │
│ │ Configuration Layer │ │
│ │ (config.py - 50 loc) │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ Dev/Staging/Prod │ │
│ │ Base URLs & Timeouts │ │
│ │ SSL Verification │ │
│ │ Log Levels │ │
│ └───────────┬──────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌───────────▼──────────────┐ │
│ │ REST API (External) │ │
│ │ JSONPlaceholder/Yours │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ GET /users │ │
│ │ POST /users │ │
│ │ PUT /users/{id} │ │
│ │ DELETE /users/{id} │ │
│ └──────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Advanced Test Features │ │
│ │ ────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │
│ │ ✓ Schema Validation (jsonschema) │ │
│ │ ✓ Negative Testing (error handling) │ │
│ │ ✓ Edge Case Testing (boundaries) │ │
│ │ ✓ Data Consistency (cross-request) │ │
│ │ ✓ Performance Validation (timing) │ │
│ │ ✓ Header Verification (content-type) │ │
│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Reporting & CI/CD Infrastructure │ │
│ │ ────────────────────────────────────────────── │ │
│ │ ✓ HTML Reports (pytest-html + dark theme) │ │
│ │ ✓ Allure Reports (timeline + history) │ │
│ │ ✓ GitHub Actions (multi-version CI/CD) │ │
│ │ ✓ Parallel Execution (pytest-xdist) │ │
│ │ ✓ Logging (centralized + timestamped) │ │
│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
- MVC Architecture - Separation of model (APIClient), view (reports), controller (tests)
- Fixture-based Setup - Reusable test components via pytest fixtures
- Configuration Management - Centralized environment-based settings
- Factory Pattern -
get_config()returns appropriate environment config - Wrapper Pattern -
APIClientwrapsrequestslibrary for enhanced functionality
| Layer | Technology | Version | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | 3.10+ | Core runtime |
| Testing | Pytest | 9.0.3+ | Test framework |
| HTTP | Requests | 2.33.1+ | HTTP client |
| Validation | jsonschema | 4.26.0+ | JSON schema validation |
| Parallel | pytest-xdist | 3.8.0+ | Parallel execution |
| Reporting | pytest-html | 4.2.0+ | HTML reports |
| Reporting | Allure | 2.15.3+ | Advanced reports |
| CI/CD | GitHub Actions | Native | Workflow automation |
import pytest
from utils.logger import log
class TestUserAPI:
"""User API test suite."""
def test_get_all_users(self, api_client):
"""✅ Test retrieving all users."""
log("Fetching all users...")
response = api_client.get("/users")
assert response.status_code == 200
assert isinstance(response.json(), list)
assert len(response.json()) > 0
log("✓ All users retrieved successfully")
def test_create_user_with_validation(self, api_client, sample_user_payload):
"""✅ Test creating user with data validation."""
log("Creating new user...")
response = api_client.post("/users", sample_user_payload)
assert response.status_code == 201
data = response.json()
assert data["name"] == sample_user_payload["name"]
assert data["email"] == sample_user_payload["email"]
log("✓ User created successfully")
def test_update_user_with_auth(self, authenticated_api_client):
"""✅ Test updating user with authentication."""
log("Updating user with auth...")
response = authenticated_api_client.put(
"/users/1",
{"name": "Updated Name"}
)
assert response.status_code == 200
log("✓ User updated with authentication")
@pytest.mark.negative
def test_update_nonexistent_user(self, api_client):
"""❌ Test graceful handling of non-existent resource."""
log("Attempting to update non-existent user...")
response = api_client.put("/users/999999", {"name": "Name"})
assert response.status_code == 404
log("✓ 404 handled gracefully")✅ Production-Ready Code - Not a toy project
✅ Real Testing Patterns - Schema validation, negative tests, edge cases
✅ Professional Architecture - MVC design, separation of concerns
✅ Enterprise Features - CI/CD, multi-environment, authentication
✅ Documentation - 7 files, 2300+ lines, shows communication skills
✅ Performance Mindset - Parallel execution, performance testing
✅ Problem-Solving - Handles real-world testing challenges
"In this project, I implemented several advanced features:
💬 "This framework uses JSON schema validation to ensure API
responses match the contract, catching breaking changes early."
💬 "I designed a multi-environment configuration system that allows
seamless testing across dev, staging, and production without code changes."
💬 "The parallel execution with pytest-xdist reduces test runtime from
16 seconds to 7 seconds - a 2.2x improvement that's critical in CI/CD."
💬 "I included comprehensive authentication support, whether JWT tokens,
API keys, or custom headers - making it adaptable to any API."
💬 "The HTML reporting with dark theme provides instant visual feedback,
and Allure integration gives historical analysis for regression detection."
💬 "All of this is automated via GitHub Actions, so tests run on every
push with parallel execution and automatic artifact uploads."
Comprehensive 7-file documentation with 2300+ lines:
| File | Purpose | Time |
|---|---|---|
| QUICKSTART.md | 5-minute setup guide | 5 min |
| README.md | Full documentation | 15 min |
| FEATURES.md | Feature overview | 10 min |
| PYTEST_REFERENCE.md | 100+ command examples | Reference |
| AUTHENTICATION_GUIDE.md | 10+ auth patterns | 15 min |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Team guidelines | 10 min |
| INDEX.md | Documentation index | Navigation |
# Clone and setup in 5 minutes
bash scripts/setup.sh
# or follow QUICKSTART.md- Update BASE_URL to your API
- Add your test cases
- Implement custom authentication
- Deploy to GitHub
- Add more test cases in test_advanced.py
- Implement custom fixtures in conftest.py
- Extend APIClient with helpers in utils/
- Configure environments in utils/config.py
- Add to GitHub portfolio
- Link from resume
- Discuss in interviews
- Share in technical blogs
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Tests fail with 404 | Update BASE_URL in utils/config.py |
| Import errors | Run pip install -r requirements.txt |
| Report not generated | Check reports/ directory permissions |
| Parallel tests fail | Try pytest -n 1 for debugging |
| venv not activating | Use full path: source .venv/bin/activate |
Full troubleshooting: See QUICKSTART.md
📊 METRICS
├─ Tests: 21 (7 basic + 14 advanced)
├─ Code: 500+ lines (framework + tests)
├─ Documentation: 2300+ lines (7 files)
├─ Commands: 100+ examples (PYTEST_REFERENCE.md)
├─ Auth Patterns: 10+ examples (AUTHENTICATION_GUIDE.md)
├─ Coverage: Positive, negative, edge cases, performance
├─ Pass Rate: 100% (21/21 tests)
├─ Execution Time: 15.96s sequential → 7.35s parallel
└─ Speed Improvement: 2.2x faster with parallel execution
We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines:
- Fork the repo
- Create a feature branch
- Make your changes
- Write tests
- Submit a PR
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details