Introduction to REST API performance testing using JMeter

Why take this course

Do you want to master the key concepts of performance testing? This course provides you with the essential theoretical knowledge and practical skills you need. You’ll learn about jMeter’s capabilities and limitations, how to prepare test scenarios, and how to analyze results. You’ll gain the skills to effectively identify the need for performance tests in your projects and create professional solutions.

What you'll learn

• The basic concepts and challenges of creating performance tests.
• The capabilities and limitations of the jMeter application.
• Identify the need for performance tests in a project and prepare requirements for them.
• Create a performance testing project and execute tests.
• How to collect and analyze test results.
• The most commonly used jMeter plugins.

Certification & Exam

Upon completion of the training, you will receive a certificate of participation, confirming your skills in REST API performance testing using jMeter. There is no final exam—all you need is active participation in the classes.

Who is this course for

This course is designed for anyone working with web application, web service, and microservice testing. It’s for testers who already have knowledge of test automation and want to start working with performance tests.

Topics covered

Theory of performance testing – introduction:

• goal and place for performance testing
• types of tests
• test environment
• test data
• SLA business requirements
• Monitored parameters

JMeter – introduction:

• basic information on JUnit
• configuration components
• traffic generating components
• monitors
• components regulating the generated load
• most commonly used plugins

JMeter – workshop on the example of REST API:

• project preparation
• creating a test scenario
• creating various types of tests
• collecting results
• distributed testing