Checking HTTP response codes is essential for web reliability. These codes indicate server status, helping to identify issues like broken links or unauthorized access, ensuring optimal performance and a better user experience.

In this blog, we will test HTTP response codes using the World Meteorological Organization website (https://wmo.int/

) as an example.

We need step definitions to create the scenarios required for testing, such as:

Then the response status code should be {number}

This step definition is used after making a request to the web service under test. Once the response is received, this step definition asserts HTTP status code returned by the server matches the expected code.

Example:

Then the response status code should be 200

The status code 200 refers to a successful request. Meaning that the server has processed the request and returned the appropriate response.

Example:

Then the response status code should not be 404

The status code 404 refers to that the requested resource not found on the server. Meaning a possible error or invalid URL. So that it should not be 404.

You can see more step definitions: https://webship.co/docs

See all the blog: https://webship.co/blog/validating-http-response-codes-automated-testing-using-webship-js

Watch the recorded video of the robot while running the automated functional testing feature

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD_bOdPjZ0w