6/10/23, 7:56 AM API Testing Overview

API Testing Overview

In SQL, you can use regular expressions to validate an email address. While different
database systems have varying support for regular expressions, I'll provide a general
example that should work in most cases.

Here's an example SQL query that validates an email address format using a regular
expression pattern:

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SELECT email
FROM YourTableName
WHERE email REGEXP '^[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}$';

Replace `YourTableName` with the actual name of your table, and `email` with the column
name that stores the email addresses.

In the query, the `REGEXP` operator is used to compare the `email` column against the
provided regular expression pattern. The pattern `^[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-
9.-]+\.[A-Za-z]{2,}$` represents a basic email format validation.

Here's a breakdown of the regular expression pattern:

• `^`: Start of the string.

• `[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+`: One or more letters, digits, dots, underscores, percent signs, plus

signs, or hyphens.
• `@`: The "@" symbol.

• `[A-Za-z0-9.-]+`: One or more letters, digits, dots, or hyphens.

• `\.`: A literal dot (escaped with a backslash).

• `[A-Za-z]{2,}`: Two or more letters.

• `$`: End of the string.

This pattern checks for basic email format validation, but it does not guarantee that the
email address is valid or exists in reality. It checks if the email address follows a standard
format.

Note that the exact syntax and regular expression capabilities may vary depending on the
database system you are using. Make sure to refer to your database system's
documentation for specific details on regular expression usage.

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