How to create a REST project in SoapUI to test REST APIs?

This tutorial shows you how to create a REST project in SoapUI to test a REST API using iextrading.com API as an example.

1. Start SoapUI on your computer.

2. Click "File > New REST Project". You see the "New REST Project" dialog box.

3. Enter the following URL in the URL field:

https://api.iextrading.com/1.0/stock/market/list/mostactive

4. Click "OK". You see "REST Project 1" created with the following objects:

Project: REST Project 1
Service: https://api.iextrading.com
Resource: List [/1.0/stock/market/list/mostactive]
Method: GET
Request: Request 1

5. Double-click on "Request 1" to open it. You see the following settings for the request.

Method: GET
Endpoint: https://api.iextrading.com
Recource: /1.0/stock/macket/list
Parameters: None

6. Click "File > Save All Projects" menu and save it as "\fyicenter\REST-project.xml".

Notice that how the REST API URL is divided into 2 parts: Endpoint and Resource.

The picture below shows you how to create a REST project in SoapUI to test REST APIs:

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