how to test an api with JUnit code example

Example: java unit test an api

@Test
public void
  givenUserExists_whenUserInformationIsRetrieved_thenRetrievedResourceIsCorrect()
  throws ClientProtocolException, IOException {
  
    // Given
    HttpUriRequest request = new HttpGet( "https://api.github.com/users/eugenp" );
 
    // When
    HttpResponse response = HttpClientBuilder.create().build().execute( request );
 
    // Then
    GitHubUser resource = RetrieveUtil.retrieveResourceFromResponse(
      response, GitHubUser.class);
    assertThat( "eugenp", Matchers.is( resource.getLogin() ) );
}