#cheatsheet Created at 060523 # [Anonymous feedback](https://www.admonymous.co/louis030195) # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought Last modified date: 060523 Commit: 0 # Related - [[Computing/Unit Testing]] - [[Business/YC startupschool 171222]] - [[Computing/Tech radar]] - [[Business/Business model]] # API testing cheatsheet Start with smoke tests, then progress to higher loads and longer durations. | Test Type | Description | | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Smoke tests | Validate that your script works and that the system performs adequately under minimal load. | | Average-load test | Assess how your system performs under expected normal conditions. | | Stress tests | Assess how a system performs at its limits when load exceeds the expected average. | | Soak tests | Assess the reliability and performance of your system over extended periods. | | Spike tests | Validate the behavior and survival of your system in cases of sudden, short, and massive increases in activity. | | Breakpoint tests | Gradually increase load to identify the capacity limits of the system. |