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GraphQL is a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data.
This is similar to REST request.But we have an option to test REST and SOAP request in Soapui tool.I wanted to know if there is any option to use soapUI for testing this.
Example:
Graphql API request url:
Yes, you can use SoapUI tool for your testing. It also allows users to automate the functional tests.
- udaysqa97 years agoNew Contributor
Hi Bro,
I am using SoapUI tool for testing soap and rest services from past 2 years.
My question is will SoapUi support the testing of GraphQL API in a similar way how we tested soap and rest ?
And if yes can you help me with it ?
- nmrao7 years agoChampion Level 3What application does not matter. The application which you mentioned seems to support REST and you know soapui supports it.
If you have any specific issue please feel free to post the issue details the forum. There are many community members who are willing to help the needy people.- laird6 years agoRegular Visitor
GraphQL is not the same as REST, it is an alternative protocol, also based on HTTP. https://graphql.org explains it well. TL;DR: It's an HTTP POST of JSON, with a JSON response. Rather than being defined by swagger (or RAML) the way REST is, GraphQL's schema definition and validation are built into the GraphQL spec. Theoretically any HTTP testing tool that can do POST and accept a JSON response could be used to test GraphQL, but of course having the tools understand what they are doing would be more productive (e.g. a query builder is much faster and more accurate than hand coding queries, data driven testing beats manually coding each test call, etc.). And by that standard, there's no sign that SoapUI supports GraphQL at all.
That being said, given how easy it is to wrote GraphQL queries (e.g. with Apollo) and use an open source JavaScript testing library, SoapUI might be overkill.
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