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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


  • I

    Infosec

    CISSP Domain 8: Software development security

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Risk Management Framework, Secure Coding, Software Testing, DevSecOps, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Software Development Methodologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Application, Software Architecture, Agile Methodology

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process em Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Application Deployment, Google App Engine, Cloud Infrastructure, API Design, Restful API, Google Cloud Platform, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Security, Service Level, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Network Architecture, Service Level Agreement, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Load Balancing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    127 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Hands-On Web App Pentesting

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Security, Web Servers, Content Management Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Databases

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    IBM

    JavaScript Back-end Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Containerization, Node.JS, CI/CD, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Restful API, Application Deployment, Server Side, Microservices, Frontend Integration, NoSQL, Software Technical Review, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Management, Secure Coding, IBM Cloud, Authentications

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    JUnit and Mockito Unit Testing for Java Developers

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Unit Testing, IntelliJ IDEA, Apache Maven, Software Testing, Test Case, Testability, Test Tools, Java, Mockups

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    ASP.NET Core - SOLID and Clean Architecture (.NET 5 and Up)

    Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, .NET Framework, Software Design Patterns, Maintainability, Software Architecture, Object Oriented Design, C# (Programming Language), Microsoft Visual Studio, API Design, Restful API, Development Testing, User Interface (UI), Debugging, Unit Testing, Systems Architecture, Front-End Web Development, Integration Testing, Authentications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Make.com for Beginners: LinkedIn Post Automation With GPT-4

    Skills you'll gain: Make.com, LinkedIn, Marketing Automation, Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Application Programming Interface (API), Generative AI, Content Creation, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Content Marketing, Workflow Management

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • E

    Edureka

    Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Frontend Performance, Restful API

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Complete Web Development: HTML, CSS, JS & PHP Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Debugging, Search Engine Optimization, PHP (Scripting Language), jQuery, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), MySQL, WordPress, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development, Content Management Systems, Restful API, Javascript, Application Deployment, Cloud Hosting, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Servers, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • D

    Duke University

    Local LLMs with llamafile

    Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Model Deployment, Real Time Data, Large Language Modeling, Application Deployment, System Monitoring, Cross Platform Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Machine Learning

    2.7
    Rating, 2.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Eventarc for Cloud Run

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Event Monitoring, Cloud Management, Cloud API, Data Management

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • B

    Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

    Network Programming and Client-Server Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Web Servers, Distributed Computing, Application Servers, Servers, Network Architecture, System Programming, Network Protocols, Systems Architecture, TCP/IP, Computer Networking, Network Performance Management, Scalability, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), System Design and Implementation, Web Services, Microservices, File Systems, Debugging, Software Development, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • CISSP Domain 8: Software development security: Infosec
  • Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process em Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud
  • Hands-On Web App Pentesting: Packt
  • JavaScript Back-end Capstone Project: IBM
  • JUnit and Mockito Unit Testing for Java Developers: Packt
  • ASP.NET Core - SOLID and Clean Architecture (.NET 5 and Up): Packt
  • Make.com for Beginners: LinkedIn Post Automation With GPT-4: Coursera
  • Advanced Data Handling and Reactive Programming Concepts: Edureka
  • Complete Web Development: HTML, CSS, JS & PHP Projects: Packt
  • Local LLMs with llamafile: Duke University

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