I've written a lot of API tests over the years, and the ones that stuck with me weren't the ones testing some abstract "users" endpoint from a textbook. They were the ones where the data was fun enough that I actually wanted to poke at it. So instead of the usual placeholder API, this tutorial uses a small Harry Potter–themed REST API — houses, students, spells — to walk through Rest Assured from zero. By the end you'll know how to send GET and POST requests, assert on status codes and JSON b...