Get involved in API testing in a new way with Katalon Studio 5.8
Tags: katalonstudtio, apitesting
Published: 2018-10-11 06:51:36

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title: Get involved in API testing in a new way with Katalon Studio 5.8
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description: Katalon team is excited to announce the release of Katalon Studio 5.8 to bringing to you an all-new experience for your API/Web Service testing project.
tags: Katalon Studtio, API testing
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<a href="https://www.katalon.com/download/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="https://www.katalon.com/download/ aligncenter wp-image-4681 size-full" src="http://www.abodeqa.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/KS58-1024x535.png" alt="Katalon Studio 5.8" width="1024" height="536" /></a>

<span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Hello all,</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt;">Katalon team is excited to announce the release of <a href="https://www.katalon.com/download/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Katalon Studio 5.8</strong></a> to bringing to you an all-new experience for your API/Web Service testing project:</span>

<img class="aligncenter" src="https://d1h3p5fzmizjvp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/09142125/Katalon-API-1.png" alt="Katalon 5.8 for API testing" width="974" height="400" />
<h2><strong>Instantly import Web service requests with Quick Start Wizard</strong></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The Quick Start wizard allows you to quickly import Swagger 2.0/WSDL definition, create draft REST/SOAP requests, or try out with different testing requirements. When importing Web service definition, Katalon Studio will load specified information and populate into your project so you will never have to spend time converting them manually. This wizard can be launched and relaunched anytime in<strong> Help &gt; Quick Start.</strong></span>
<h2><img class="aligncenter" src="https://d1h3p5fzmizjvp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/09142128/Katalon-API-2-300x247.png" alt="Quick start in KS 5.8" width="300" height="247" /><strong>Retrieve Request History at any time</strong></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">All Web service requests sent in Katalon Studio are stored in the ‘Request History’ panel, which you can retrieve anytime.</span>
<h2><img class="aligncenter" src="https://d1h3p5fzmizjvp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/10113419/Screen-Shot-2018-10-05-at-3.16.04-PM-300x258.png" alt="Request History in Katalon Studio 5.8" width="300" height="258" /><strong>Add Web service request to new/existing Test Case</strong></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Web service request objects can be added directly to a test case from the ‘Object Details’ view with two available options: ‘Add to new Test Case’ or ‘Add to existing  Test Case.’</span>

<img class="aligncenter" src="https://d1h3p5fzmizjvp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/09142132/Katalon-API-4.png" alt="Add Web Service request example" width="974" height="300" />
<h2><strong>Support PATCH HTTP method</strong></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Katalon Studio now supports the PATCH HTTP method to help you apply a partial modification to resources.</span>

<img class="aligncenter" src="https://d1h3p5fzmizjvp.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/09142133/Katalon-API-5.png" alt="PATCH HTTP example" width="785" height="312" />

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This release also includes new bugs fixes to advance the convenience and quality of your test automation:</span>
<ul>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fix an issue in which local URL cannot be used for SOAP requests.</span></li>
 	<li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Remove an error message displayed when users create a new sample project.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">We hope you enjoy your API testing experience with <a href="https://www.katalon.com/resources-center/blog/api-testing-experience-katalon-5-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katalon Studio v5.8</a> and don’t forget to provide your feedback so that we can make Katalon Studio more suitable for your needs.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Thank you and happy testing!</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Katalon team.</span>

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