# Testing REST API integrations using MockServer — Write the test

> Create AlbumControllerTest.java Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```java package com.testcontainers.demo; import static io.restassured.RestAssured.given; import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is; import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize; import static org.mock

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Create AlbumControllerTest.java

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```java
package com.testcontainers.demo;

import static io.restassured.RestAssured.given;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.is;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
import static org.mockserver.model.HttpRequest.request;
import static org.mockserver.model.HttpResponse.response;
import static org.mockserver.model.JsonBody.json;

import io.restassured.RestAssured;
import io.restassured.http.ContentType;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.mockserver.client.MockServerClient;
import org.mockserver.model.Header;
import org.mockserver.verify.VerificationTimes;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.boot.test.web.server.LocalServerPort;
import org.springframework.test.context.DynamicPropertyRegistry;
import org.springframework.test.context.DynamicPropertySource;
import org.testcontainers.mo
```

Here's what the test does

@SpringBootTest starts the full application on a random port. The @Testcontainers and @Container annotations start a MockServerContainer and create a MockServerClient connected to it. @DynamicPropertySource overrides photos.api.base-url to point at the MockServer endpoint, so the application talks to MockServer instead of the real photo service. @BeforeEach resets the MockServerClient before every test so that expectations from one test don't affect another. shouldGetAlbumById() configures a mock response for /albums/{albumId}/photos, sends a request to the application's /api/albums/{albumId} endpoint, and verifies the response body. It also uses mockServerClient.verify() to confirm that the expected API call reached MockServer. shouldReturn404StatusWhenAlbumNotFound() configures MockServer to return a 404 status and verifies the application propagates that status to the caller.

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