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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course is designed to teach you how to work with APIs and extend Strapi to fit your specific needs. You will gain hands-on experience in integrating RESTful APIs, handling GraphQL operations, and extending Strapi’s core features. By the end of the course, you'll have the skills to manipulate APIs, implement advanced features, and customize the Strapi architecture to suit your project requirements. You will start with an in-depth look at REST APIs, focusing on CRUD operations, filtering, pagination, and managing relations. As the course progresses, you’ll work with GraphQL and learn how to install plugins, authenticate users, and manage nested components. You'll also explore GraphQL mutations, operators, and advanced query shaping techniques. The final modules dive deeper into extending Strapi’s core architecture, where you will learn how to customize controllers, create custom routes, and work with lifecycle hooks. You will be guided through building features like Premium posts and post likes while learning best practices for extending Strapi functionality with GraphQL and custom resolvers. This course is perfect for developers looking to integrate Strapi with APIs, customize Strapi’s core, and leverage GraphQL for dynamic content management. Basic knowledge of JavaScript and API concepts is recommended.