RestApiTests

Compact .NET API automation example built with NUnit and HttpClient against public NASA endpoints.

Overview

This repository is a small QA automation project that demonstrates:

• request construction through shared value objects
• JSON response validation
• basic status-code assertions
• reusable helpers for fixture-based comparisons

It is not a full framework, but a compact public sample of API-focused test organization in C#.

What It Covers

• APOD endpoint checks
• Mars weather endpoint checks
• response field validation against expected JSON values
• simple reusable helper and model structure

Tech Stack

• C#
• .NET 6
• NUnit
• HttpClient
• System.Text.Json
• Newtonsoft.Json

Project Structure

• TestsApi/TestsApi/ApiTests/ test classes
• TestsApi/TestsApi/Models/ response models
• TestsApi/TestsApi/Helpers/ JSON helpers and shared logic
• TestsApi/TestsApi/JsonFiles/ expected comparison values
• TestsApi/TestsApi/Values/ base URLs, routes, and API key access

How To Run

Set an API key if you want to use your own:

$env:NASA_API_KEY="your_api_key"

Then run:

dotnet test .\TestsApi\TestsApi\TestsApi.csproj

If NASA_API_KEY is not set, the project falls back to DEMO_KEY.

Notes

• Public APIs can change behavior over time, so some assertions may need refreshes
• This repo is meant as a small public sample, not as a production-grade enterprise framework