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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


  • C

    Coursera

    API Development and Model Serving

    Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, Containerization, Docker (Software), Model Deployment, Restful API, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), AI Integrations, Authentications, Tool Calling, Scalability, Performance Tuning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    API Gateway: Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Scalability, Data Management, Network Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    APIs in C#: Create a Student Management API

    Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Services, C# (Programming Language), Server Side, Application Development

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Ingesting FHIR Data with the Healthcare API

    Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Data Store, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud-Based Integration, Data Integration, Data Modeling, Cloud Storage

    4.3 stars, 6 reviews, Beginner, Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.3 (6) · Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Azure: create a REST API using NodeJS Serverless Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, Restful API, Node.JS, Microsoft Azure, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Testing

    4.5 stars, 119 reviews, Beginner, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.5 (119) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • 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, Web Applications, Javascript, Application Development

    4.7 stars, 6 reviews, Intermediate, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.7 (6) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • P

    Packt

    Modern API Automation, From Postman to AI-Driven Pipelines

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, API Testing, CI/CD, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Automation, Continuous Integration, Test Script Development, Devops Tools, Key Management, Automation, Debugging, Quality Assurance

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    REST API Automation With REST Assured - Zero To Hero

    Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Version Control, API Testing, Authentications, Test Tools, Eclipse (Software), Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 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, Java Programming, Java, Mobile Development, Apache Maven, Application Development, Web Development, Eclipse (Software), Software Design

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    EDUCBA

    RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Restful API, Spring Boot, Data Modeling, System Configuration, Application Development, Application Design, Configuration Management, Project Design, System Design and Implementation, Business Logic, Data Access, Design, System Implementation, Service Design, Project Implementation

    4.9 stars, 14 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.9 (14) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Data Analysis : OpenAI Assistant API

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, Prompt Engineering, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Generative AI, Data Manipulation, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming

    4.9 stars, 7 reviews, Intermediate, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.9 (7) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • A

    Amazon Web Services

    AWS Dev - Adding Data to Your API

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon DynamoDB, API Gateway, Amazon Web Services, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Development, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, Cloud Applications, Software Development, Serverless Computing, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Web Services, Application Development, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Python Programming, DevOps, Software Engineering

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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