Recording API Calls on Chess.com and Keploy’s Website — My Beginner API Testing Experience

This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Sarvansh Mehta

Recording API Calls on Chess.com & Keploy’s Website — My First API Testing Experience

As a part of the Keploy API Fellowship, I explored API testing using the Keploy Chrome Extension. Instead of writing tests from scratch, I simply used the “Record Calls” feature — and it worked really well.

I tested on two websites:

• Chess.com — for real-world dynamic APIs
• Keploy.io — to test Keploy on Keploy

What I Did

1. Opened the Keploy extension in Chrome
2. Clicked “Start Recording”
3. Browsed both Chess.com and Keploy’s homepage, triggering API calls
4. Let Keploy automatically capture the API requests/responses
5. Exported the results as cURL commands for replay and debugging

What Surprised Me

• I didn’t have to write any test manually
• Keploy showed me exactly how many calls it captured
• I could export the tests and use them with tools like curl or shell scripts

This helped me understand how sites communicate behind the scenes.

Why It’s Better Than Manual Testing (Especially for Beginners)

Final Thoughts

Trying this on Chess.com showed me how much goes on behind a simple page click.

Using it on Keploy’s own website was fun — I literally tested the tester!

For beginners, this tool makes API testing approachable. You just click, browse, and capture — it feels like magic.

— Sarvansh

This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Sarvansh Mehta