API Testing · Middle · Question 40 of 75

What is a common cause of flaky API tests?

1Shared test data and asynchronous processing
2Sending requests over HTTPS instead of HTTP
3Using JSON instead of XML for requests

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Correct answer: Shared test data and asynchronous processing

Explanation

Waiting for eventual results with polling, isolating data and controlling time fix most flakiness.

Further reading

Google Testing Blog: Flaky Tests at Google and How We Mitigate Them ↗

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