US Patent 10216608 Load testing with automated service dependency discovery

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for load testing with automated service dependency discovery are disclosed. A request is received to approve load testing for a service. One or more downstream services are identified for the service. The one or more downstream services are identified based at least in part using automated discovery. The availability of the one or more downstream services for load testing is determined. The request is approved or denied based at least in part on the availability of the one or more downstream services for load testing.