Delve deeper into the processes and concepts behind APIs and their infrastructure. Explore the key concepts that underpin API development and the principles of representational state transfer architectural style (REST) architecture. Build basic API and REST data backbones for web apps using Django. Discover emerging API technology and practice other ways to build and work with APIs. Finally, you will test, optimize and develop documentation for an API.
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Build a basic API
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OO
Reviewed on Jul 31, 2023
The Final Project needs to be explained better because the instructions could come across as stressful and confusing for a beginner
PB
Reviewed on Jul 24, 2023
This course is not a baby course like other tutorials. It helped me understand the WHYS and how to structure an API Project.
GV
Reviewed on Mar 19, 2025
Some examples and exercises have errors. If you are familiar with Django you should be fine
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