# Performing actions before and after tests

> Perform pre-test setup and post-test cleanup to ensure your tests run in the right conditions.

Write reliable tests by performing the appropriate pre-test setup and post-test cleanup work to ensure your tests run in the right state. Unity Test Framework has a range of APIs that allow you to perform work at defined stages before and after a test run.

| **Topic**                                                                                                                                                                                    | **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **[Setting up and tearing down tests](/engine/6000.6/manual/scripting/test-framework-introduction/writing-tests/before-and-after-tests/reference-unitysetup-and-unityteardown.md)**          | Use Unity Test Framework APIs for test setup and tear down.                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **[Performing actions before setup or after tear down](/engine/6000.6/manual/scripting/test-framework-introduction/writing-tests/before-and-after-tests/reference-outerunitytestaction.md)** | Use the [IOuterUnityTestAction](https://docs.unity3d.com/Packages/com.unity.test-framework@latest/index.html?subfolder=/api/UnityEngine.TestTools.IOuterUnityTestAction.html) API to do work outside the test before setup and after tear down. |
| **[Setting up and cleaning up at build time](/engine/6000.6/manual/scripting/test-framework-introduction/writing-tests/before-and-after-tests/reference-setup-and-cleanup.md)**              | Make changes to Unity or the file system before building tests and then clean up these changes after the test run.                                                                                                                              |
| **[Execution order of test actions](/engine/6000.6/manual/scripting/test-framework-introduction/writing-tests/before-and-after-tests/reference-actions-outside-tests.md)**                   | Understand the order in which test actions run relative to one another.                                                                                                                                                                         |

## Additional resources

* [Setup and teardown](/engine/6000.6/manual/scripting/test-framework-introduction/overview/general-introduction/setup-teardown.md)
* [Setup and cleanup at build time](/engine/6000.6/manual/scripting/test-framework-introduction/overview/general-introduction/build-setup-cleanup.md)