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diff --git a/test/test_api_trace.py b/test/test_api_trace.py
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+import os
+import unittest
+from framework import VppTestCase, VppTestRunner
+from vpp_papi import VppEnum
+import json
+
+
+class TestJsonApiTrace(VppTestCase):
+    """ JSON API trace related tests """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestJsonApiTrace, cls).setUpClass()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.vapi.cli("api trace free")
+        self.vapi.cli("api trace on")
+        self.vapi.cli("api trace tx on")
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        super(TestJsonApiTrace, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def test_json_api_trace_save(self):
+        self.vapi.show_version()
+
+        fname = 'test_api_trace-%d.json' % self.vpp.pid
+        tmp_api_trace = "/tmp/%s" % fname
+        fpath = '%s/%s' % (self.tempdir, fname)
+        self.vapi.cli("api trace save-json {}".format(fname))
+        os.rename(tmp_api_trace, fpath)
+        with open(fpath, encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            s = f.read()
+        trace = json.loads(s)
+        found = False
+        for o in trace:
+            if o['_msgname'] == 'show_version':
+                found = True
+                break
+        self.assertTrue(found)
+        self.assertEquals(o['_msgname'], 'show_version')
+
+    def test_json_api_trace_replay(self):
+        fname = '/tmp/create_loop.json'
+        req = """
+[
+{
+        "_msgname": "create_loopback",
+        "_crc": "42bb5d22",
+        "mac_address": "00:00:00:00:00:00"
+}]
+"""
+        with open(fname, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(req)
+        self.vapi.cli("api trace replay-json {}".format(fname))
+        r = self.vapi.sw_interface_dump(name_filter='loop',
+                                        name_filter_valid=True)
+        self.assertEqual(len(r), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(r[0].interface_name, 'loop0')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main(testRunner=VppTestRunner)