Automation sandbox • Stable test IDs • Built for QA teams
Build & showcase your test automation portfolio
The only automation sandbox with full-stack realism. Practice reliable UI + API testing on a modern app—no flaky selectors, no setup required.
PassTheNote mirrors modern SaaS behavior across e-commerce, notes, authentication, admin, and API modules so you can rehearse realistic workflows, negative paths, and guided challenges without standing up your own stack.
Who This Is For
QA engineers, learners, and teams get tailored briefs
Choose your persona and follow the most relevant flows, whether you are polishing interview assignments or onboarding a new squad to quality engineering.
QA Engineers & SDETs
- Rehearse end-to-end Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or WebdriverIO suites
- Pair UI validations with API smoke suites for faster feedback
- Demonstrate advanced scenarios like retries, mocks, and data seeding
Students & Bootcamp Learners
- Follow guided challenges to build confidence with selectors and waits
- Practice debugging flaky tests in a safe, resettable sandbox
- Share progress by submitting sample scripts or video walkthroughs
Trainers & Engineering Teams
- Assign realistic interview take-home tasks without managing infra
- Onboard new hires to your automation stack using ready-made modules
- Host workshops by combining UI + API exercises in one product
Practice Areas & Challenges
Realistic modules grouped by difficulty
Pick a workflow, review the recommended scenarios, then automate it end-to-end with your preferred framework.
E-Commerce Workflow
IntermediateSimulates real storefront behavior with inventory updates, discount logic, and order fulfillment.
- Add, update, and remove items from the cart with price assertions
- Apply coupons, validate totals, and handle out-of-stock items
- Complete checkout and confirm order history & notifications
Notes & Knowledge Sharing
BeginnerCollaborative notes app with tagging, search, and CRUD actions for UI automation practice.
- Create, edit, and delete notes with tag filters
- Validate optimistic updates and empty states on /notes/mine
- Share notes and assert toast notifications or permissions
Authentication & Sessions
BeginnerModern auth stack with onboarding flows, validation, and session handling for negative testing.
- Sign up, verify login, and assert session persistence
- Trigger password reset with token validation edge cases
- Test rate limiting or lockout messaging after failed attempts
Admin Dashboard
AdvancedAnalytics-heavy area for role-based testing, data grids, and complex assertions.
- Validate protected routes and role-based redirects
- Audit recent orders/users tables with sorting & filtering
- Monitor metric cards and sparkline data consistency
API Explorer & Gateway
IntermediateREST endpoints with Postman collection plus built-in explorer for API-first automation.
- Chain auth + data setup requests before UI flows
- Use API explorer to generate Rest Assured code samples
- Verify contract responses and negative status codes
Sample Practice Challenges
Guided briefs by module and difficulty
Start with a curated challenge, then jump into the relevant area of the app or API Explorer to automate it.
Auth Flows & Session Management
Handle JWT storage, test negative login paths, and validate secure session persistence.
- Exercise /auth/login with both valid and invalid creds
- Verify dashboard widgets hydrate for the signed-in user
- Inspect localStorage/session tokens and assert logout cleanup
E-Commerce End-to-End (E2E) Flow
Automate complex user journeys: Dynamic inventory checks, coupon logic validation, and checkout with API data seeding.
- Add multiple products and validate cart math + badges
- Apply promo codes and assert totals + toast messages
- Submit checkout then confirm order details in /app/orders
Notes Collaboration & Permissions
Mix API + UI to create, share, and revoke note access while asserting optimistic and empty states.
- POST notes via API to pre-seed data
- Share notes and confirm collaborator avatars & toasts
- Delete or revoke access and assert audit entries remain
Order Lifecycle UI + API Consistency
Drive orders via API Explorer, then validate UI dashboards, notifications, and data parity.
- Use API Explorer to create seed orders and track IDs
- Validate dashboard KPIs and order tables reflect API payloads
- Trigger cancellations/updates and confirm notifications fire
Features & Test Scenarios
Real-world application features to practice and master test automation
E-Commerce Application
Browse products, manage shopping cart, and place orders with complete checkout flow.
Automate add-to-cart, coupon, tax, and checkout validations while asserting order history inside /app/orders.
Practice commerce flowsKnowledge Sharing
Create, share, and collaborate on notes with tags, comments, and social features.
Cover CRUD paths, optimistic updates, tagging filters, and permissions across /notes routes.
Open notes moduleAPI Explorer
Interactive REST API testing with automatic code generation for automation frameworks.
Test auth headers, chain data setup requests, and export snippets for Rest Assured, fetch, axios, and Python.
Launch API ExplorerAuthentication System
Secure user registration, login, password reset, and session management.
Practice negative cases, MFA/OTP flows, rate limiting, and session persistence with UI + API coverage.
Test auth flowsAdmin Dashboard
Manage users, orders, and content with comprehensive analytics and controls.
Validate RBAC, dashboard KPIs, charts, and complex tables with sorting, filtering, and exports.
Review admin KPIsTest Automation Ready
Stable test IDs, consistent DOM structure, and comprehensive test scenarios for QA automation.
Leverage documented data-test ids, accessibility patterns, and curated briefs to keep suites resilient.
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Frequently asked questions
Practical answers for automation engineers evaluating PassTheNote.
- Can I use this for my Selenium/Playwright portfolio?
- Yes. PassTheNote is designed to be the backend for your GitHub portfolio. Write scripts that demonstrate API-chained UI tests, Data-driven testing, and POM (Page Object Model) structures.
- Is PassTheNote free to use?
- Yes. The site is a free automation practice playground. You can sign up instantly and reset your data anytime.
- Can I practice with Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress here?
- Absolutely. Every page exposes stable test IDs and consistent DOM patterns so your Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or WebdriverIO scripts remain reliable.
- Does PassTheNote support API testing as well as UI flows?
- Yes. Use the built-in API Explorer, downloadable Postman collection, and REST gateway to chain API and UI scenarios together.
- Can I use PassTheNote for training, courses, or interviews?
- Please do! Trainers embed it into syllabi, and teams rely on it for onboarding assignments or technical interviews.
- Do you provide guided challenges or sample test cases?
- Each module ships with curated scenarios and acceptance criteria so you always know what to automate next.
- Are there stable identifiers for automation?
- Yes. Components include deterministic selectors and data-test attributes referenced in TEST_IDS_REFERENCE.md.
- How often is the environment updated?
- Core workflows remain stable so your suites stay green, but we release incremental features to keep practice fresh.