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In this course, you learn how to design APIs, and how to use OpenAPI specifications to document them. You learn about the API life cycle, and how the Apigee API platform helps you manage all aspects of the life cycle. You learn about how APIs can be designed using API proxies, and how APIs are packaged as API products to be used by app developers.
Through a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, and supplemental materials, you will learn how to design, build, secure, deploy, and manage API solutions using Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform. This is the first course of the Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform series. After completing this course, enroll in the API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform course.

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Explore and put into practice API design, development and management concepts.
Describe the fundamentals of REST API design.
Describe API products, API product strategies, and how to publish APIs to a developer portal.
Describe Apigee terminology and organizational model based on Apigee product capabilities.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

4 minutes to complete

Module 0: Introduction

4 minutes to complete

2 videos (Total 4 min)

1 hour to complete

Module 1: Apigee Overview

1 hour to complete

5 videos (Total 29 min)

1 hour to complete

Module 2: API-First and OpenAPI Specifications

1 hour to complete

6 videos (Total 32 min)

4 hours to complete

Module 3: API Proxies

4 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 52 min), 2 readings, 4 quizzes

11 videos

Module Overview44sApigee API Proxies7mLab Intro: Generating an API proxy using an OpenAPI spec1mGetting Started with Google Cloud and Qwiklabs4mProxy Endpoints and Environment Groups10mConditions, Flows, and Policies (1)6mConditions, Flows, and Policies (2)11mTarget Endpoints, Route Rules, and Target Servers7mLab Intro: Target Servers35sLab Intro: Route Rules and the Trace Tool37sModule Review33s

2 readings

Labs in this course10mREST clients10m

1 practice exercise

Module Quiz10m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Module 4: API Products

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 42 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM API DESIGN AND FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOGLE CLOUD'S APIGEE API PLATFORM

by OASep 23, 2020

Is a good start for apigee and API designers. Even if you are not to use apigee, this course gives you a good idea of how apis shoud work

by DAAug 24, 2018

Great general overview of the APIGEE Edge platform. Also covers some basic API design concepts with a very light touch on common practices encouraged by APIGEE.

by ARMay 2, 2022

Well curated fundamentals, particularly for the first time learner around the APIs & their usage before diving into Apigee platform.

by EMSep 9, 2019

This course was very important to me to improve my knowledge regarding APIs mainly for a system to build and maintain the APIs project!

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About the Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform Specialization

This three-course specialization introduces learners to Apigee, Google Cloud's full-lifecycle API management platform. Using a combination of presentations, hands-on labs, and supplemental materials, you will explore the full API lifecycle, and learn how to design, secure, and publish APIs using the Apigee API Platform. You will use labs to build APIs that solve real-world scenarios.

Note: We strongly recommend that you take the courses in order. Later lab activities build on APIs you implemented during previous labs. This specialization is intended for developers, architects, or engineers responsible for the solutioning, design, implementation, or management of APIs. >>> By enrolling in this specialization, you agree to the Qwiklabs Terms of Service as set out in the FAQ and located at: https://qwiklabs.com/terms_of_service <<<

Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

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