API Testing Tutorial: GitHub User Info

Learn to test APIs with real code examples.

Getting Started

We'll use GitHub's public API to fetch user information. No authentication required.

Code Example (curl)

curl -s "https://api.github.com/users/octocat" | jq .

Response Analysis

The JSON response contains:

• login: GitHub username
• id: User ID
• avatar_url: Profile picture URL
• html_url: Profile link

Tips

• Use -s for silent mode (no progress bar)
• Pipe to jq for formatted JSON output
• Replace "octocat" with any GitHub username

Conclusion

API testing is essential for developers. This simple example demonstrates real-world usage.