Criteria for API Automation

Factors to Evaluate Before Automating

• Stability: is the API's contract (endpoints, request/response format) reasonably finalized?
• Reusability: will the test be run repeatedly across multiple builds or releases?
• Complexity: does the scenario involve enough logic (data validation, multiple steps) to justify scripting?
• Business criticality: is the endpoint core to the application's functionality?
• Team skill: does the team have the scripting skills needed to build and maintain the automation?