Rails API Spec Example

api_spec.rb

module ApiHelper
  include Rack::Test::Methods
 
  def app
    Rails.application
  end
end
 
RSpec.configure do |config|
  config.include ApiHelper, api: true
end
 
# spec
require 'spec_helper'
 
describe "api/v1/objects", api: true do
  let(:url) { "api/v1/objects" }
  let(:object) { Factory.create(:object) }
  let(:token) { "YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN" }
  let(:data) { JSON.parse(last_response.body) }
 
  before(:each) { get url, token: token }       # here's where API call made
 
  subject { data }
 
  it { should have(1).object }
end