Automation tools can highly reduce manual work when it comes to testing and improving the efficiency of the API integration process. There are automation tools for almost any stage of the integration process, such as running tests that ensure the functionality of the APIs, tools that simulate real-world scenarios that test API scalability, some that detect and help you prevent errors that manually you might not catch, and many more.
Doing everything manually can become overwhelming, and sometimes impossible since the chances of missing critical issues grow as your API does. Besides missing eros, this can be very time- and energy-consuming and very difficult to scale since it limits your ability to adapt to new API versions or increased traffic.
These API tools help you with those matters, providing you with continuous testing and feedback, so your API can remain secure and effective even when you’re not actually investing time in it.