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Cypress 13

Seed state via API before a test

Medium70 pts~25 min
  • Gear Shop
Practice app · Gear Shop

A product grid loaded from a real API with search, filters, infinite scroll and a checkout that calls a payments API.

Test URL
/lab/cypress-seed-state-via-api-before-a-test

Your starter code already declares TEST_URL — never hardcode a host.

Objective

Seed state via API before a test. Practise it against the Gear Shop practice application (A product grid loaded from a real API with search, filters, infinite scroll and a checkout that calls a payments API.).

Your task

  1. 1Open the practice application at the test URL shown above and wait for it to finish loading.
  2. 2Inspect the page to find the elements you need — key elements include #search-box, #category-filter, #sort-select.
  3. 3Write and run a test that demonstrates: seed state via api before a test.
  4. 4Finish with at least one assertion on a user-visible outcome, not an internal detail.

Acceptance criteria

  • The test runs to completion without errors.
  • The test contains at least one passing assertion on a user-visible outcome.

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