Which two tools are recommended for testing and debugging API calls?

The recommended tools for testing and debugging API calls are Postman and SOAPUI, as they provide comprehensive functionalities to interact with APIs effectively.

Postman is widely used for API development and testing, allowing users to create requests, test responses, and organize API endpoints into collections. It supports various types of requests (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.) and provides an intuitive user interface for testing both REST and SOAP APIs. This makes it an invaluable resource for developers and testers when verifying API responses and iterating on their designs.

SOAPUI, on the other hand, is specifically designed for testing SOAP and REST web services. It offers robust features such as the ability to simulate web services, run automated tests, and analyze the performance of APIs. SOAPUI provides an extensive set of assertions to validate responses, making it easier to identify issues and ensure that APIs behave as expected.

Though Workbench is a useful Salesforce tool for exploring and interacting with data, it is not primarily focused on API testing and debugging compared to Postman and SOAPUI. Other tools such as Data Loader and Query Editor serve more specialized purposes, like data import/export and query execution, rather than API call testing.