Third-Party Load Testing That Doesn't Get You In Trouble

Sometimes the best API load test scenario is about what you are NOT testing versus what you ARE testing. If your APIs rely on other APIs, it's important to isolate them from the testing so they don't skew your results.

• Avoid the costs of third-party API dependencies during load testing by virtualizing those APIs so you can run the load tests you need without worry.
• Use virts to emulate different environment profiles for secondary APIs so you can get even more power from your load tests.
• Simulate various load strategies using virtualized assets that interact with the API you are load testing so you can determine how your whole application structure will respond to stress without actually placing heavy load on secondary APIs.
• ReadyAPI lets you create virtualized assets for those APIs that you depend on but can't load test directly.