Automate Complex API Tests with Just One Command 🤯 | Playwright MCP
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The video explains how to use the Exel Automations Playwright MCP server to automate complex API testing beyond simple public APIs. It highlights the new features in Playwright MCP server version 1.0.6 such as file upload support, improved visible text extraction, hover functionalities, and browser support using installed browsers. The presenter demonstrates testing a secure API with authentication via bearer token by interacting with swagger API documentation at EA api.somi.com. He shows how to authenticate, get a token, authorize it in API calls, and then test product endpoints including creating, getting, and deleting products. The video also covers configuring Playwright MCP server in a cloud desktop environment for automated API testing using the swagger schema JSON. By leveraging AI to refine prompts, the presenter automates comprehensive testing of multiple API endpoints, handling authentication and token passing dynamically. The video illustrates how complex API tests can be fully automated using Playwright MCP server and AI, generating detailed reports on endpoint test statuses. This approach simplifies API testing and helps developers efficiently validate API endpoints with authentication.