HTTP Methods & Status Codes

Summary

GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE — the verbs indicating what kind of operation a request represents — paired with status codes (200, 400, 404, 500) telling you what happened, both essential for API test verification.

• 1Send requests using each major HTTP method against a sample API and note the responses.
• 2Memorize the 5 status code classes (1xx-5xx) and what each range signals.
• 3Practice writing a test asserting the correct status code for both valid and invalid requests.