# Total Shift Left

> AI-Powered API Test Automation

Total Shift Left is an AI-powered API test automation platform. Generate API tests from OpenAPI and Swagger specs, automate regression and contract testing, integrate with CI/CD pipelines, and create API mocks—all with no-code test automation.

## Platform & Product

- [Platform overview](https://totalshiftleft.ai/platform): No-code API testing—import OpenAPI, generate tests with AI, run in CI/CD, track coverage
- [Pricing](https://totalshiftleft.ai/pricing): Plans and capabilities
- [Free Trial](https://totalshiftleft.ai/free-trial-signup): Start a free trial
- [Book Demo](https://totalshiftleft.ai/demo): Request a demo

## Documentation

- [Help Center](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center): Documentation index
- [Release Notes](https://totalshiftleft.ai/release-notes): Product updates

- [Platform overview](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/platform-overview): How Total Shift Left turns your API contract into tests, coverage, and CI-ready 
- [Managing Projects](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/managing-projects): Keep projects healthy over time—monitor dashboards, update settings, manage life
- [Project](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/project): Projects are the workspace for your specs, endpoints, tests, and runs in Total S
- [Project Operations](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/project-operations): Create projects, define scope, set execution defaults, and assign permissions to
- [Project Settings](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/project-settings): Configure project defaults—environments, roles, integrations, and advanced optio
- [Feature management](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/feature-management): Group endpoints into features to keep large API suites organized for navigation,
- [Project Export/Import](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/project-export-import): Export and import projects for backups and migrations—move configurations safely
- [Endpoint Import and Discovery](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/endpoint-import-and-discovery): Import endpoints from OpenAPI/Swagger and detect changes over time so your test 
- [Endpoint Management](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/endpoint-management): Create and manage endpoints under features—set URL, method, and auth so tests, e
- [Endpoint Validation and Testing](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/endpoint-validation-and-testing-2): Validate endpoints against your spec with syntax, auth, schema, and performance 
- [AI-Generated Tests](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/ai-generated-tests): Use AI-assisted generation to create baseline test cases from your API spec—spee
- [Test Case](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/test-case): Create no-code test cases per endpoint, parameterize inputs, and validate status
- [Test Configuration](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/test-config): Define environments, variables, headers, and datasets so tests run consistently 
- [Test Run](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/test-run): Run a single test case against an endpoint, choose an environment, and review re
- [Test Run Pack](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/product-documentation/test-run-pack): Group multiple tests into a reusable pack for batch execution—run on demand or o

## Configuration

- [Configuration fundamentals](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/configuration/environment-variables)
- [Initial configuration](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/configuration/initial-configuration)

## Installation

- [Getting started](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/installation/getting-started)
- [Install on Windows (Self-hosted Installer)](https://totalshiftleft.ai/help-center/installation/windows-installer)

## Blog

- [Blog index](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog): All posts

- [API Testing for Microservices Platforms: Challenges, Patterns & Best Practices](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/api-testing-for-microservices-platforms-challenges-patterns-best-practices-2): API testing for microservices explained. Learn challenges, testing patterns, aut
- [API Testing for Microservices Platforms - Challenges, Patterns & Best Practices](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/api-testing-microservices-overview): Microservices demand fast, reliable delivery—and APIs are at the heart of it. Th
- [The Cost of Late Testing - How Delayed Defects Drain Budgets in Enterprise Engineering](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/the-cost-of-late-testing-how-delayed-defects-drain-budgets-in-enterprise-engineering): Late testing drives up costs, increases risk, and slows delivery. This article e
- [Shift-Left Testing Framework - Build Quality from Day Zero](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/shift-left-testing-framework-build-quality-day-zero): Learn how to implement a Shift-Left Testing Framework to build quality from day 
- [Why No-Code API Automation Is the Future of Quality Engineering](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/why-no-code-api-automation-is-the-future-of-quality-engineering): No-code API testing is redefining how teams design, execute, and scale quality a
- [AI-Driven API Test Generation: How Intelligent Engines Transform Developer Productivity](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/ai-driven-api-test-generation-transform-developer-productivity): AI-driven API test generation auto-creates tests from endpoints, reduces mainten
- [The New Era of Shift-Left API Testing: Why Teams Can't Rely on Post-Deployment Tests Anymore](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/why-teams-cant-rely-on-post-deployment-tests-anymore): Explore why post-deployment testing fails in API-driven products and how shift-l
- [The Rising Importance of Shift-Left API Testing: Why Modern Teams Can't Afford to Ignore It](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/the-rising-importance-of-shift-left-api-testing-why-modern-teams-cant-afford-to-ignore-it): Shift-left API testing helps teams catch defects early, reduce costs, and accele
- [Top API Test Automation Tools to Try in 2025](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/best-api-test-automation-tools-compared-2025-why-shift-left-wins): Discover the top API test automation tools to try in 2025, comparing features, s
- [Automate API Testing Without Code for Faster QA](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/codeless-api-testing-automation-guide): Discover how to automate API testing without coding. Learn tools, benefits, and 
- [Master API Testing Without Writing Code](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/how-to-automate-api-testing-without-writing-code): Unlock the power of API testing without writing code. Discover tools that simpli
- [Boost API Testing Efficiency with CI/CD Automation](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/api-test-automation-with-ci-cd-step-by-step-guide): Boost your software delivery with API test automation in CI/CD pipelines—ensurin
- [Scalable API Test Reporting for QA Teams in 2025](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/how-to-build-scalable-api-test-reporting-for-qa-teams): Learn how to build scalable API test reporting that enhances QA efficiency and d
- [Why Manual API Testing Fails at Scale](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/why-manual-api-testing-fails-at-scale-and-how-to-fix-it): Discover why manual API testing fails at scale and how automation can improve yo
- [Unlock the Power of API Test Automation](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/what-is-api-test-automation-a-beginner-guide): Discover API Test Automation essentials. Learn why it matters and how to get sta
- [Unlock the Future of API Testing with AI Today](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/future-of-api-testing-ai-automation-in-2025): Discover the future of API testing with AI. Learn how to enhance your testing st
- [Mastering How to Convince Management for Automation](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/how-to-convince-your-manager-to-invest-in-api-test-automation): Learn how to convince management to invest in automation. Discover effective str
- [Master API Test Automation for Seamless Integration](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/api-test-automation-rpa-what-is-the-difference): Unlock the potential of API Test Automation to enhance your software delivery. D
- [Embrace Shift Left Testing for Superior Software Quality](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/shift-left-testing-why-qa-must-start-earlier-in-development): Discover how to embrace Shift Left Testing for superior software quality. Start 
- [How Startups Can Save on Testing Costs with Automation](https://totalshiftleft.ai/blog/how-startups-can-save): Discover how startups can save on testing costs with automation. Learn strategie

## Events

- [Events index](https://totalshiftleft.ai/events): Webinars and events

- [Sample Webinar — Shifting Left in 2025](https://totalshiftleft.ai/events/sample-event): Join us for a short webinar on shifting left.

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