playwright-api-testing

Playwright API testing validates REST endpoints across JWT, Basic Auth, API Key, OAuth 2.0, Session, and HMAC schemes. It structures tests under tests/apitests/ using fixtures for consistent auth tokens and data validation.

The best way to structure Playwright API test suites is placing test files under tests/apitests/ with a fixtures/apitest.ts file. This layout standardizes authentication setup and validates POST, GET, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE operations.

Yes, Playwright API tests cover realistic error handling scenarios and validate response schemas. They include unique data generation and verify status codes across multiple authentication mechanisms for robust endpoint coverage.

Yes, the Skill uses a mock Express server running on port 3000 for end-to-end API testing. Running the test suite against this local mock server provides a controlled environment to validate CRUD operations and auth flows.

You manage authentication tokens using a fixtures-based setup in fixtures/apitest.ts. This ensures consistent auth tokens are generated and applied across the test suite for Bearer, OAuth, and session-based authentication schemes.