API specification parsing at a mocking server

An apparatus for testing an application programming interface (API) at a server, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a user device, an identifier indicating an API specification for the API;
• retrieve the API specification based at least in part on the identifier;
• parse, in memory of the server, the API specification to determine a parsed model for the API specification;
• receive, from the user device, a request message indicating a mock implementation of the API;
• generate the mock implementation of the API based at least in part on the parsed model for the API specification;
• generate a link to the mock implementation of the API, the link configured to be shared from the user device to an additional user device;
• provide the link to the mock implementation of the API to the user device;
• and
• run, in the memory of the server, the mock implementation of the API according to the request message.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for testing an application programming interface (API) at a server, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive, from a user device, an identifier indicating an API specification for the API;
• retrieve the API specification based at least in part on the identifier;
• parse, in memory of the server, the API specification to determine a parsed model for the API specification;
• receive, from the user device, a request message indicating a mock implementation of the API;
• generate the mock implementation of the API based at least in part on the parsed model for the API specification;
• generate a link to the mock implementation of the API, the link configured to be shared from the user device to an additional user device;
• provide the link to the mock implementation of the API to the user device;
• and
• run, in the memory of the server, the mock implementation of the API according to the request message.