Chapter 6 – Test Tools
Pact – ISTQB Definition
Last Updated: July 12, 2026 · SoftwareTestPilot QA Team
Official ISTQB Definition
A consumer-driven contract testing tool and specification for verifying interactions between services.
In simple words
The most popular consumer-driven contract testing tool.
Exam tip
Pact broker stores contracts; verification runs in both consumer and provider CI.
Related terms
- Contract TestingProducer and consumer each publish and verify a shared contract so integrations don't silently break.
- Consumer-Driven Contract TestingConsumers publish what they need; providers verify they still meet it.
- API TestingTesting at the service boundary — sending requests to endpoints and asserting responses — without a UI.
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