API Testing · Senior · Question 42 of 75

What should be tested for long-running operations exposed via API?

1That the operation always finishes within one second
2Only the initial 202 response and nothing after it
3Polling, cancellation, timeouts, retries and the final result

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Correct answer: Polling, cancellation, timeouts, retries and the final result

Explanation

Jobs can fail halfway, be cancelled or time out. Each state needs a clear status and safe cleanup.

Further reading

MDN: HTTP response status codes ↗

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