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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, JSON, Text Mining, Database Systems, SQL, Databases, Natural Language Processing, Database Management, Data Processing, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Storage, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Jenkins, Docker (Software), Spring Boot, Continuous Integration, Configuration Management, Containerization, Scalability, Software Documentation, Cloud Deployment, Java, API Design, Continuous Deployment, API Gateway, Back-End Web Development, JUnit, Java Programming, Application Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), React.js
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Anthropic Claude, OpenAI API, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Multimodal Prompts, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, API Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Web Development Tools, HTML and CSS, Unstructured Data, Web Applications, Python Programming
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Security Testing, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Software Architecture, API Design, Test Automation, Vulnerability Management, Agentic systems, Systems Design, Model Evaluation, Test Driven Development (TDD), CI/CD, Python Programming, Continuous Deployment, Dependency Analysis, Large Language Modeling, Machine Learning, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Layout Design, Target Audience, Design, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Professional Networking, Application Programming Interface (API)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsive Web Design, OpenAI API, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Application Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Figma (Design Software)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Apache Maven, Unit Testing, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Restful API, API Testing, Software Testing, Test Case, Gradle, Software Development Tools, Integration Testing, Mockups, JSON, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, YAML, Restful API, Load Balancing, Configuration Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Restful API, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development Tools, Database Design, HTML and CSS, API Design, Front-End Web Development, MongoDB, Javascript, Postman API Platform, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), React.js, UI Components, Ajax, Database Management, OAuth, Frontend Integration, Authentications
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Frontend Integration, Application Programming Interface (API), Secure Coding, Cloud Deployment, JavaScript Frameworks, Frontend Performance, Database Development, Maintainability, Node.JS, Server Side, Authentications, Application Performance Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Amazon DynamoDB, Python Programming, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Microservices, Serverless Computing, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Databases, Scripting, Programming Principles, Automation, Relational Databases, Application Development, Development Environment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks