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API Courses

API courses can help you learn how to design, build, and test application programming interfaces, as well as understand RESTful services and authentication methods. You can build skills in data exchange formats like JSON and XML, error handling, and API documentation practices. Many courses introduce tools such as Postman for testing APIs, Swagger for documentation, and various programming languages like Python or JavaScript to implement API calls, allowing you to effectively integrate and manage data across different systems.

Popular API Courses and Certifications


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    Packt

    Minimal API Development with ASP.NET Core

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Postman API Platform, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), .NET Framework, API Testing, Authentications, Object-Relational Mapping, Development Environment, Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web Development Tools, Application Frameworks, Authorization (Computing), Endpoint Security, Software Design Patterns, Data Mapping, Identity and Access Management, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, API Design, Server Side, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web Applications, Javascript, Application Development, Integrated Development Environments

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, JSON, Test Automation, Test Script Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Software Testing, Test Tools, Integration Testing, Functional Testing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    309 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Object Oriented Design, Back-End Web Development, Data Modeling, Software Architecture, Object-Relational Mapping, System Configuration, Model View Controller, Application Frameworks, Server Side, Web Applications, Data Persistence, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Business Logic

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    13 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    Project on REST API - Pet Clinic Application

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Spring Boot, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Spring Framework, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Services, Business Logic, Data Modeling, Code Reusability, Software Architecture, Data Persistence, Data Access

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    18 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    API Testing with Karate Framework

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Automation

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    Build Apps and Fine-Tune LLMs Using the OpenAI API

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, Responsible AI, LLM Application, ChatGPT, Fine-tuning, Image Analysis, Application Programming Interface (API), Generative AI, AI literacy, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Modeling, Computer Vision, Application Deployment, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    CQRS, API Development, and Module Communication

    Skills you'll gain: Redis, Restful API, ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), Object-Relational Mapping, API Design, PostgreSQL, Middleware, Maintainability, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Computing, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    API Integration and Extending Strapi

    Skills you'll gain: Query Languages, Business Logic, Model View Controller, Software Architecture

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Streaming HL7 to FHIR Data with Healthcare API

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud API, Health Informatics, Data Import/Export, Data Mapping, Clinical Data Management, Health Care, Health Information Management, Data Store, Web Development

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced Projects and API Integration with jQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Ajax, jQuery, JSON, Javascript and jQuery, Debugging, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Applications, Javascript, Program Development, Game Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Animations

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    APIs in Java: Call and Integrate an API

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Postman API Platform, API Design, API Testing, Java Programming, Java, Mobile Development, Apache Maven, Application Development, Data Access, Web Development, Eclipse (Software), Software Design

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular api courses

  • Minimal API Development with ASP.NET Core: Packt
  • APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application: Coursera
  • API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool: Coursera
  • RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool: EDUCBA
  • Project on REST API - Pet Clinic Application: EDUCBA
  • API Testing with Karate Framework: Coursera
  • Build Apps and Fine-Tune LLMs Using the OpenAI API: Packt
  • CQRS, API Development, and Module Communication: Packt
  • API Integration and Extending Strapi: Packt
  • Streaming HL7 to FHIR Data with Healthcare API: Google Cloud

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