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Coding and testing an authentication API [NodeJs + Cypress]

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  • May 09, 2025
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Coding and testing an authentication API [NodeJs + Cypress], available at Free, has an average rating of 4.4, with 20 lectures, based on 200 reviews, and has 10219 subscribers.

You will learn about How to create the API endpoints How to install and use Cypress How to create a Mongo database for your API How to encrypt passwords How to create negative and positive tests for API flows in Cypress How to make the tests robust and remove code duplication This course is ideal for individuals who are A test automation professional who wants to deepen your knowledge with API testing or Understand how APIs work or Have basic JavaScript knowledge or Want to keep improving in your domain It is particularly useful for A test automation professional who wants to deepen your knowledge with API testing or Understand how APIs work or Have basic JavaScript knowledge or Want to keep improving in your domain.

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Summary

Title: Coding and testing an authentication API [NodeJs + Cypress]

Price: Free

Average Rating: 4.4

Number of Lectures: 20

Number of Published Lectures: 20

Number of Curriculum Items: 20

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 20

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

  • How to create the API endpoints
  • How to install and use Cypress
  • How to create a Mongo database for your API
  • How to encrypt passwords
  • How to create negative and positive tests for API flows in Cypress
  • How to make the tests robust and remove code duplication
  • Who Should Attend

  • A test automation professional who wants to deepen your knowledge with API testing
  • Understand how APIs work
  • Have basic JavaScript knowledge
  • Want to keep improving in your domain
  • Target Audiences

  • A test automation professional who wants to deepen your knowledge with API testing
  • Understand how APIs work
  • Have basic JavaScript knowledge
  • Want to keep improving in your domain
  • Have you ever wondered how a login API actually works? Have you ever wanted to learn how to test the login API?

    We created this free tutorial to fill this knowledge gap.

    I’ll walk you through how to:

  • How to create the API endpoints

  • How to install and use Cypress

  • How to create a Mongo database for your API

  • How to encrypt passwords

  • How to create negative and positive tests for API flows in Cypress

  • How to make the tests robust and remove code duplication

  • This is a tutorial for test automation professionals who already have an understanding of:

  • How APIs work

  • You have basic JavaScript knowledge

  • You want to keep improving in your domain

  • Prerequisites for the course:

    A Windows or Mac computer

    IntelliJ installed

    Postman installed

    So what are you waiting for? Let’s jump into the tutorial.

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    Course Curriculum

    Chapter 1: Introduction

    Lecture 1: Introduction

    Lecture 2: Start a Server

    Lecture 3: Register endpoint

    Lecture 4: Testing endpoint with Postman and Cypress

    Lecture 5: Updating Cypress to be robust

    Lecture 6: Creating Mongo DB

    Lecture 7: Hiding username and password in env file

    Lecture 8: Registering out first user

    Lecture 9: Add positive and negative test case

    Lecture 10: Making a more robust test

    Lecture 11: Removing duplication

    Lecture 12: Add body validation logic

    Lecture 13: Add creation validation test

    Lecture 14: Extract validation

    Lecture 15: Logic to avoid duplicate user creation

    Lecture 16: Encrypt a password

    Lecture 17: Add login endpoint

    Lecture 18: Testing the login endpoint

    Lecture 19: Add JWT

    Lecture 20: BONUS LECTURE!!!

    Instructors

  • Coding and testing an authentication API [NodeJs + Cypress]  No.2
    Nikolay Advolodkin
    Principal solutions architect and passionate teacher
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  • 1 stars: 5 votes
  • 2 stars: 3 votes
  • 3 stars: 20 votes
  • 4 stars: 56 votes
  • 5 stars: 116 votes
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