API Testing / Quiz
GraphQL Testing Tactics
Over-fetching, N+1 resolvers, partial errors, and query-depth abuse, testing APIs where the client shapes the request.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Format
- Quiz
- Points
- 150
- Estimate
- 8 min
// MISSION BRIEF
Your Mission
GraphQL flips the API contract: clients choose the shape. That power creates test surfaces REST doesn't have, nested query abuse, partial errors, and resolver-level performance traps. This quiz covers what changes when you test GraphQL.
// FIRST CONTACT
Battle teaser
A GraphQL response returns HTTP 200 but the body contains an 'errors' array alongside partial 'data'. A tester should:
- AInspect the errors array, GraphQL commonly returns 200 with partial data + errors; status code alone doesn't tell you success
- BTreat it as a total failure and ignore data
- CAssume the server is misconfigured
- DTreat it as fully successful because it's 200
Answers, scoring, hints, and the full battle stay sealed.
// SKILL TAGS
graphqln+1authorizationquery-depth