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This guide shows how to test multi-tenant APIs with tenant-specific operations, data isolation, and cross-tenant access validation.

Use Cases

  • Test tenant data isolation and segregation
  • Validate tenant-specific API access and permissions
  • Test tenant provisioning and configuration
  • Check cross-tenant security boundaries

Simple Implementation

Setup Instructions

  1. Replace tenant endpoints with your actual multi-tenant API URLs
  2. Update tenant configurations with real tenant data
  3. Configure authentication tokens for each tenant
  4. Adjust plan-based feature validation for your SaaS model

What This Tests

  • Tenant Data Access: Tests tenant-specific data retrieval and isolation
  • User Management: Tests tenant-scoped user operations
  • Configuration: Tests tenant-specific configuration management
  • Cross-Tenant Security: Tests that tenants cannot access each other’s data
  • Resource Limits: Tests plan-based resource limits and quotas
  • Subdomain Access: Tests subdomain-based tenant routing

Best Practices

  • Always validate tenant context in API responses
  • Test both positive and negative access scenarios
  • Verify plan-based feature restrictions
  • Test tenant isolation under concurrent load
  • Validate subdomain and routing mechanisms

Common Issues

  • Data Leakage: Ensure no cross-tenant data is returned
  • Authentication: Verify tenant-specific token validation
  • Resource Limits: Plan upgrades/downgrades may not be immediate
  • Subdomain Conflicts: Handle subdomain uniqueness and conflicts