Liudas Jankauskas

I saw this meme and honestly it s so far from reality.
We keep talking about shift-left, testing earlier, bringing QA into development and then we share memes like this, implying API testing somehow doesn t make sense. First of all, API itself can be the product. Second: even if it s not - API always needs to be tested separately. Different bugs. Different rules. Different risks. You don t test API like a user clicks a UI.
You test: success paths, validation errors, auth mechanisms, rate limiting, performance, edge cases and many others.
Most of which you can t even properly test through the UI. That s the whole point.
And this is exactly why we built Rentgen.io
To take care of these boring, but critical checks instantly - without setup, without writing tests, without pretending clicking buttons will somehow cover your backend.
Automation before automation.

AI generates code and APIs faster than humans can realistically validate them.
More APIs more drift more regressions. That s exactly why Rentgen exists.
Rentgen helps teams quickly understand how their APIs behave under real-world input: before writing tests, before CI, before production incidents.
As AI accelerates software creation, the need for fast API diagnostics only grows.
rentgen.io
Automation before automation. Find API bugs when you have no tests.
ps.: Rentgen CLI soon. Rentgen CI/CD tests when you have no CI/CD tests.
#rentgen #apiTest #testAPI #api #rest #qa #soapUI #postman

We recently ran Rentgen against a simple production API endpoint responsible for updating a child profile.

No fuzzing. No custom scripts. No red team setup.

Just a real captured request and automated structural testing.