* Load Testing is a category of Performance Testing that is used for checking an application’s capability to perform under various user loads.
* This is done for identifying bottlenecks in performance before the application becomes live.
* It is done by simulating many users hitting the API at the same time or in other words, artificial traffic is simulated to identify if the application is capable of handling the load by maintaining consistency in the response times and not impacting the functionality.
* One such tool to perform Load Testing is JMeter. It provides flexibility to create a test plan, define the thread groups and record test scripts to simulate artificial load to the API. It finally provides a feature to visualize the result of load testing done. For more information about using JMeter..
