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Async Requests

Explore how to handle asynchronous requests in REST API automation using Rest Assured along with the AsyncHttpClient library. Understand the difference between synchronous and asynchronous calls, how to implement async requests in Java, manage timeouts, and retrieve responses effectively in test automation scenarios.

What is an async request?

Synchronous request blocks the execution of server code until the response is received, whereas asynchronous request (async in short), does not block the execution and returns a callback to the client which can be used to receive the actual data once the execution is complete.

Handling async requests

REST Assured does not support async requests out of the box. We can automate these use cases using ...