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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.


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    Packt

    Cypress Automation Testing Framework - Zero To Hero

    Skills you'll gain: Jenkins, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Selenium (Software), Test Script Development, OAuth, Software Testing, Development Environment, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Case, Test Tools, Git (Version Control System), Test Data, Software Installation, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Coursera

    Build, Analyze, and Refactor LLM Workflows

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LangChain, LLM Application, AI Workflows, Performance Tuning, Model Deployment, Prompt Engineering, Enterprise Application Management, Maintainability, System Monitoring, Scalability, Application Performance Management, Cost Reduction, Vector Databases

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Coursera

    Serverless Apps in C#: Azure Function Apps

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Cloud API, Cloud Development, Application Deployment, Microsoft Azure, JSON, Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Computing, C# (Programming Language), Restful API, Web Services, Data Storage

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Learn Express.js

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Web Frameworks, Server Side, Application Servers, Web Applications, Web Servers, Restful API, JSON, Middleware, API Design, Real Time Data, Routing Protocols

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Learn Next.js

    Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, UI Components, Full-Stack Web Development, React.js, TypeScript, Front-End Web Development, Web Development, Web Applications, Frontend Performance, Server Side, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Software Development, Routing Protocols

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    EDUCBA

    Advanced XML Integration and Project Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Extensible Markup Language (XML), Ajax, Extensible Languages and XML, Web Design, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Data Validation, Web Applications, Scripting, Javascript and jQuery, Web Development, Android Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Middleware, Model View Controller, Hibernate (Java), Visualization (Computer Graphics), Interoperability, Java, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Mobile Development

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    67 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Codio

    Multimodal Generative AI: Vision, Speech, and Assistants

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, OpenAI, Image Analysis, Generative AI, ChatGPT, LLM Application, Multimodal Prompts, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Foundations of Microservices and REST APIs with Spring Boot

    Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Application Deployment, Development Environment, Hibernate (Java), OAuth, Back-End Web Development, Eclipse (Software)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    DeepLearning.AI

    Introducing Multimodal Llama 3.2

    Skills you'll gain: Tool Calling, LLM Application, Multimodal Prompts, Prompt Patterns, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    Building AI Agents – Fundamentals to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Agentic Workflows, AI Workflows, Multimodal Prompts, Tool Calling, Calendar Management, Machine Learning Methods, Scheduling, AI Security, Text Mining, Classification Algorithms, JSON

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Async JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Javascript, Frontend Performance, Web Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Developing Applications with Google Cloud en Français

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Cloud Development, Cloud-Native Computing, Google Cloud Platform, Application Development, Serverless Computing, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Microservices, Application Performance Management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud API, API Gateway, Application Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Debugging

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Cypress Automation Testing Framework - Zero To Hero: Packt
  • Build, Analyze, and Refactor LLM Workflows: Coursera
  • Serverless Apps in C#: Azure Function Apps: Coursera
  • Learn Express.js: Scrimba
  • Learn Next.js: Scrimba
  • Advanced XML Integration and Project Applications: EDUCBA
  • Multimodal Generative AI: Vision, Speech, and Assistants: Codio
  • Foundations of Microservices and REST APIs with Spring Boot: Packt
  • Introducing Multimodal Llama 3.2: DeepLearning.AI
  • Building AI Agents – Fundamentals to Advanced: Packt

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