Did you know that the average enterprise utilizes over 1,500 APIs to drive its digital operations? APIs play a pivotal role in today’s data-driven landscape. However, few know the impact API architecture has in enhancing API performance.

Application programming interface (API) automation testing is a type of automated testing that focuses on the performance and functionality of APIs. This process can test APIs for correctness, compatibility, and efficiency. API automation testing can ensure that APIs function properly and meet consumers’ expectations. Here’s the key things to know about API automation testing: Table of Contents.

Here at SmartBear, our motto is that quality isn’t just the goal, it’s the whole point. The software development process is intricate and dynamic, with constant changes being made to meet evolving user requirements and address defects. However, with these changes come potential risks. One of the most significant challenges in software development is ensuring that making modifications to an application does not inadvertently break existing functionality.

In this post, we're going to explore Karpenter, the ultimate solution for Node Autoscaling. Karpenter provides a cost-effective capability to implement your Kong Konnect Data Plane layer using the best EC2 Instances Types options available for your Kubernetes Nodes. See the previous posts in this series for more on Data Plane Elasticity and Pod Autoscaling with VPA, HPA, and Node Autoscaling with Cluster Autoscaler on Amazon EKS 1.29.

In the rapidly evolving landscape of API management, understanding the raw performance and reliability of your API gateway is not just an expectation — it's a necessity. At Kong, we're dedicated to ensuring our users have access to concrete, actionable data to guide their operational and development strategies.

App developers seeking simple login integration often find the IAM landscape daunting. Easier said than done when app developers don't live and breath the intricacies of identity standards. With Asgardeo, we have bridged this gap and offer a smooth experience for developers trying to ship their apps as soon as possible. In this post, let's dig into the newly delivered Login Flow Visual Editor and learn about the thinking behind this new capability and what it has to offer.

Unlock enhanced platform engineering with traffic replay for real-world performance testing, ensuring faster feature delivery with consistent quality.

What determines the success of an API? A significant part lies in mastering the API lifecycle—from planning to retiring, every step impacts your API’s performance and adoption. The API lifecycle involves several critical stages—planning, designing, developing, deploying, consuming, monitoring, and retiring. Each stage dictates the successful implementation of APIs, including governance models, transparency, and security being crucial throughout.

In the rapidly evolving world of API management, the conversation around "the great unbundling of API management" has recently gained traction. This movement, highlighted by industry experts and analysts, including a recent Forbes article, reflects a shift towards a more componentized approach in API tooling offerings. Such an approach caters to the enterprise's specific needs, moving away from the traditional "does-it-all" solutions.

Hey there! Ever wondered how the digital world consistently delivers sleek, bug-free websites and apps at the speed of light? Well, it’s not all caffeine-fueled coding marathons. A big hero behind the scenes is automated testing, and one of the champions in this arena is WebdriverIO. Let’s dive into this game-changer and see how it’s making the lives of developers, business owners, and pretty much everyone involved in web development a whole lot easier.