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API Development Platform: Mock, Test & Version Your APIs

Wesley Ellis
Oct 13, 2026
14 min read

Transform G8KEPR into a complete API development platform with mock servers, contract testing, version management, and load testing - all integrated with your existing security rules. Perfect for teams building and maintaining multiple APIs.

🛠️ Development Platform

Mock Servers

Auto-generated from OpenAPI specs

Contract Testing

Validate backend matches spec

Version Management

Deprecation & migration tools

Load Testing

Realistic attack simulation

1. Mock Server Generation

Upload your OpenAPI spec and G8KEPR instantly generates a fully functional mock API with realistic data:

# Upload your OpenAPI spec
$ g8kepr mock create --spec openapi.yaml --name user-service

✓ Mock server created: https://mock-user-service.g8kepr.dev
✓ Endpoints generated: 23
✓ Example data seeded: 500 users, 1,200 posts
✓ Rate limiting applied: 100 req/min (from spec)

Available endpoints:
  GET    /users               → List users (paginated)
  GET    /users/:id           → Get user by ID
  POST   /users               → Create user
  PUT    /users/:id           → Update user
  DELETE /users/:id           → Delete user

Mock data examples:
  User #1: {"id": 1, "name": "Alice Johnson", "email": "alice@example.com"}
  User #2: {"id": 2, "name": "Bob Smith", "email": "bob@example.com"}

🔗 Share with frontend team: https://mock-user-service.g8kepr.dev

Smart Mock Data

G8KEPR analyzes your schema and generates realistic test data automatically:

Field TypeGenerated Data
emailalice.johnson@example.com
phone_number+1-555-123-4567
credit_card4532-1234-5678-9010 (test card)
uuid550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
date_of_birth1987-04-23 (random between 1950-2005)

2. Contract Testing

Automatically verify your backend implementation matches the OpenAPI spec:

$ g8kepr test contract --spec openapi.yaml --base-url https://api.yourapp.com

Running contract tests against https://api.yourapp.com...

✓ GET /users - Response matches schema (200 OK)
✓ GET /users/:id - Response matches schema (200 OK)
✗ POST /users - FAILED
  Expected: 201 Created
  Got: 200 OK
  Issue: Status code mismatch

✗ PUT /users/:id - FAILED
  Expected field: "updated_at" (datetime)
  Got: "updatedAt" (datetime)
  Issue: Field name casing mismatch (snake_case vs camelCase)

✓ DELETE /users/:id - Response matches schema (204 No Content)

Results: 3 passed, 2 failed
Coverage: 23/23 endpoints tested (100%)

3. API Versioning

Manage multiple API versions with deprecation warnings and automatic migration guides:

Version Timeline

v3

Current (Stable)

Released: 2025-01-15 | 89% adoption

v2

Deprecated (Sunset: 2025-12-31)

Released: 2024-03-10 | 11% adoption

v1

Retired (Removed: 2025-06-01)

Released: 2023-01-05 | 0% adoption

Automatic deprecation warnings:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Deprecation: true
Sunset: Sat, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Link: <https://docs.g8kepr.com/migration/v2-to-v3>; rel="deprecation"
X-API-Version: v2
X-API-Warn: "v2 will be removed on 2025-12-31. Migrate to v3."

4. Load Testing with Attack Simulation

Test your API's performance under realistic attack scenarios:

$ g8kepr load-test --spec openapi.yaml --duration 5m --scenario mixed-attack

Starting load test with attack simulation...

Scenario: Mixed Attack (70% normal, 20% SQLi, 10% XSS)
Duration: 5 minutes
Ramp-up: 30 seconds
Target RPS: 1,000

[00:00:30] Ramping up... 500 RPS
[00:01:00] ✓ Target reached: 1,000 RPS
[00:02:00] 📊 Metrics:
  - Legitimate requests: 70% (200 OK)
  - SQL injection blocked: 20% (403 Forbidden)
  - XSS attempts blocked: 10% (403 Forbidden)
  - P50 latency: 12ms
  - P95 latency: 48ms
  - P99 latency: 127ms

[00:05:00] Test complete!

Results:
  Total requests: 300,000
  Successful: 210,000 (70%)
  Blocked attacks: 90,000 (30%)
  False positives: 0
  System remained stable: ✓
  No 5xx errors: ✓

G8KEPR Security Performance:
  ✓ All SQLi attacks blocked (100% accuracy)
  ✓ All XSS attacks blocked (100% accuracy)
  ✓ Zero false positives
  ✓ Avg detection time: 3.2ms

Pricing

Developer Tier

Price:$199/mo
Mock servers:Unlimited
Contract tests:10,000/mo
Load test duration:Up to 30 min

Team Tier

Price:$499/mo
Everything in Developer +
Contract tests:Unlimited
Load test duration:Unlimited
CI/CD integrations:

Q2 2026 Release

API Development Platform launches May 2026. Early access for existing G8KEPR customers starts March 2026.

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