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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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    Microsoft

    Microsoft Secure & Scalable API Development with .NET

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), ASP.NET, Authentications, Secure Coding, Load Balancing, Microsoft Copilot, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Data Security, Back-End Web Development, API Design, .NET Framework, Restful API, C# (Programming Language), Application Security, Application Development, Multi-Factor Authentication, Process Optimization, Debugging

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Learn REST API Automation Using REST Assured

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, OAuth, API Testing, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Test Automation, Data Validation, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Test Script Development, Mockups, Test Tools, Extensible Languages and XML, Verification And Validation, Debugging

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Apply API Testing Fundamentals Using Postman

    Skills you'll gain: CI/CD, Verification And Validation, Software Testing, Restful API, Web Development Tools, Development Testing, Code Reusability

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Master AWS Lambda & API Workflows for Serverless Automation

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Amazon CloudWatch, API Design, Amazon Web Services, Cloud-Based Integration, Microservices, Event-Driven Programming, Cloud Deployment, Data Validation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Document AI: Project & API Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Engineering Documentation, Technical Documentation, Model Training, Software Design Documents, Technical Writing, Generative Model Architectures, Technical Communication, Restful API

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Tokens to Deployment: NLP, Language Models, & Production API

    Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Unit Testing, Apache Airflow, Fine-tuning, Model Evaluation, Data Validation, API Design, Test Driven Development (TDD), Data Integrity, Extract, Transform, Load, Model Training, Multimodal Prompts, Natural Language Processing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), OpenAI API, Data Presentation, Hugging Face, Token Optimization, CI/CD, Tensorflow

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Building with OpenAI API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API, Token Optimization, LangChain, ChatGPT, Multimodal Prompts, OpenAI, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, No-Code Development, LLM Application, AI powered creativity, Generative Model Architectures, Microsoft Power Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Large Language Modeling, AI Workflows, Email Automation, Application Development, JSON

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    API Development and Model Serving

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

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Ultimate ASP.NET Core Web API Development Guide

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, ASP.NET, Postman API Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), .NET Framework, API Design, Cloud Deployment, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Development, Database Design, Authentications, API Testing, Web Services, Database Development, Data Store, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Development Tools, Microsoft Azure, Secure Coding, Identity and Access Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Scrimba

    API Basics 4: Build a Personal Dashboard (Promise Rejection)

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Dashboard Creation, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Wireframing, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Real Time Data, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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 Visual Studio, Web Development Tools, Endpoint Security, Software Design Patterns, Data Mapping, Identity and Access Management, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    RESTful API with Express

    Skills you'll gain: Data Persistence, API Design, API Testing, Test Tools, Javascript, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Microsoft Secure & Scalable API Development with .NET: Microsoft
  • Learn REST API Automation Using REST Assured: Packt
  • Apply API Testing Fundamentals Using Postman: EDUCBA
  • Master AWS Lambda & API Workflows for Serverless Automation: EDUCBA
  • Document AI: Project & API Writing: Coursera
  • Tokens to Deployment: NLP, Language Models, & Production API: Coursera
  • Building with OpenAI API: Packt
  • API Development and Model Serving: Coursera
  • Ultimate ASP.NET Core Web API Development Guide: Packt
  • API Basics 4: Build a Personal Dashboard (Promise Rejection): Scrimba

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