API Testing · Middle · Question 4 of 75

How do you validate a response body against a JSON Schema in JavaScript tests?

1Compare JSON.stringify of the body with the schema file
2Compile the schema with a validator like Ajv and check the body
3Send the schema in the request and let the server check it

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Correct answer: Compile the schema with a validator like Ajv and check the body

Explanation

Ajv returns validation errors with paths like /items/0/price, which makes failures easy to read.

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