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.

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Software Architecture, Web Applications, JSON, Web Development, Android Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Model Deployment, Microsoft Azure, Python Programming, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Science, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Application Programming Interface (API)
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud Platform, Java, Public Cloud, Cloud API, Network Analysis
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon DynamoDB, Database Management, Cloud Applications, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, API Gateway, Relational Databases, Cloud Development, Serverless Computing, Python Programming, Cloud API, Service Oriented Architecture, Microservices, NoSQL, Application Development, Web Development, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Program Development, Programming Principles, Code Review, Maintainability, Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, UI Components, C and C++, JUnit, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Design Patterns, Debugging, Web Applications, Application Development, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Prompt Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Generative AI, Cloud Services, Identity and Access Management, Containerization, Virtual Machines, Cloud API, Cloud Computing, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Storage, Debugging
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker (Software), Spring Boot, Configuration Management, Containerization, Scalability, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Spring Framework, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, API Gateway, DevOps, JUnit, Java Programming, Java, Application Design, Unit Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), React.js
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Android Development, Application Deployment, JSON, Web Services, Restful API, Mobile Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Persistence, User Interface (UI) Design, Animations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Skills you'll gain: FinTech, Financial Inclusion, Financial Services, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Banking, Banking Services, Data Sharing, Financial Regulation, Data Governance, Application Programming Interface (API), Financial Data, Banking, Finance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Ethics, Innovation, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Model Context Protocol, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, Anthropic Claude, AI Orchestration, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Patterns, Restful API, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, JSON, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Agentic systems, Automation, Scalability, Servers
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Keras (Neural Network Library), Model Evaluation, Transfer Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing, Deep Learning, Data Pipelines
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Microsoft Copilot, .NET Framework, Application Programming Interface (API), Middleware, Server Side, Restful API, C# (Programming Language), Back-End Web Development, Application Frameworks, JSON, Software Documentation, Secure Coding, Programming Principles, Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months