# Create API

## Overview
The Create API feature allows users to define and configure new API endpoints for testing. This functionality provides a comprehensive interface for setting up API tests with various request types and configurations.

## Features

### API Definition
- **Endpoint URL**: Define API endpoint
- **Request Method**: Select HTTP method
- **Request Type**: Choose request format
- **Authentication**: Configure auth methods
- **Headers**: Set request headers
- **Parameters**: Define query parameters
- **Body**: Configure request body
- **Expected Response**: Define response expectations

### Request Configuration
- **URL Parameters**: Path variables
- **Query Parameters**: URL query strings
- **Headers**: Request headers
- **Body Format**: JSON, XML, Form data
- **Authentication**: Basic, OAuth, API Key
- **Timeout**: Request timeout settings
- **Retry Logic**: Retry configuration
- **Proxy Settings**: Proxy configuration

### Response Handling
- **Status Codes**: Expected status codes
- **Response Format**: JSON, XML, etc.
- **Validation Rules**: Response validation
- **Extractors**: Data extraction rules
- **Assertions**: Response assertions
- **Error Handling**: Error scenarios
- **Timeout Handling**: Timeout scenarios

## Usage

### Creating New API
1. Navigate to API Management
2. Click "Create API"
3. Enter API details
4. Configure request settings
5. Set up response handling
6. Save API definition

### API Configuration
- **Basic Info**: Name, description, version
- **Endpoint**: Base URL, path
- **Method**: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
- **Parameters**: Query, path, body
- **Headers**: Required headers
- **Auth**: Authentication method
- **Validation**: Response validation
- **Tests**: API test cases

## Best Practices
- Use meaningful API names
- Document API purpose
- Include version information
- Set appropriate timeouts
- Configure proper authentication
- Define clear validation rules
- Handle error scenarios
- Maintain API documentation
- Regular API testing
- Monitor API performance
- Update API definitions
- Version control API configs