REST API Development and Testing
Assess practical API development and integration skills for backend and full-stack roles.
About This Assessment
Backend developer and full-stack engineer positions receive hundreds of applications from candidates claiming API experience. This assessment validates hands-on ability to build, document, and test RESTful APIs—a fundamental skill for modern software development. Employers hiring junior to mid-level developers need to verify candidates can design endpoints, handle data validation, implement authentication, and write integration tests, not just consume third-party APIs.
What Candidates Will Do
Build a REST API with multiple endpoints for CRUD operations using Flask or FastAPI
Implement request validation, error handling, and JWT-based authentication
Write automated API tests that verify endpoints return correct status codes and data formats
Automated Grading
Ansible validates API server is running and accessible, endpoints respond to HTTP requests with correct status codes, JSON responses match expected schemas, authentication rejects invalid tokens, and test suite passes with adequate coverage.
Environment
Ubuntu 22.04 VM with Python 3.10+, Flask/FastAPI, pytest, requests library, and SQLite pre-installed. Sample database schema and seed data provided.
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