Lesson 08 · 10 min
API tests with supertest
Send a real HTTP request into the app and check the response.
supertest takes app and sends requests to it without listen and without a port. You check the status, headers, and body — exactly what the client will see. HTTP-level tests catch what tests of single functions miss: a forgotten middleware, a wrong status, a leaked field.
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