API Testing · Junior · Question 49 of 75

Why test pagination with `page` and `limit` parameters?

1Pagination only affects the UI, so it needs no API tests
2To make sure every page returns exactly the same items
3To check limits, last pages, empty pages and no duplicates

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Correct answer: To check limits, last pages, empty pages and no duplicates

Explanation

Typical bugs: missing or repeated items between pages, limit=0 or huge limits accepted, wrong total counts.

Further reading

Slack Engineering: Evolving API Pagination ↗

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