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Spring Boot REST API: Real-World Java Projects Specialization

EDUCBA

Spring Boot REST API: Real-World Java Projects Specialization

Build Real-World REST APIs With Spring Boot.

Design, test, and deploy RESTful APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and REST Assured.

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Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and implement RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and Spring Data JPA in modular, scalable applications.

  • Automate and validate API functionality using REST Assured, Hamcrest matchers, and token-based authentication.

  • Apply best practices in layered architecture, serialization, and exception handling for maintainable backend services.

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Specialization - 4 course series

REST Assured Java - Testing Employee Database

REST Assured Java - Testing Employee Database

Course 1, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Configure a Java and REST Assured environment and create structured JSON payloads for REST API automation.

  • Automate and validate REST API requests using GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE methods with Java and REST Assured.

  • Map JSON data to Java POJOs, validate responses with Hamcrest matchers, and assess complete CRUD operations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Test Automation
Category: Software Quality (SQA/SQC)

What you'll learn

  • Configure a Java REST Assured project and integrate dependencies for automated REST API testing.

  • Execute authenticated API requests using token-based authorization and validate secured API responses.

  • Implement and validate CRUD operations for a Book Store API using REST Assured with Java.

Project on REST API - Pet Clinic Application

Project on REST API - Pet Clinic Application

Course 3, 7 hours

What you'll learn

  • Design and implement RESTful APIs using Spring Boot, REST controllers, and structured HTTP endpoints.

  • Build data access layers using JPA entity models, Spring Data JPA repositories, and service components.

  • Implement exception handling and customize JSON serialization to create clean and reliable API responses.

  • Integrate REST controllers with service and repository layers to process HTTP requests and manage application data.

What you'll learn

  • Build a structured Spring Boot application with Department and Employee domain entities.

  • Implement repository and service layers using Spring Data JPA to manage data access and business logic.

  • Develop RESTful API endpoints and configure Spring Boot application startup and server properties.

  • Configure Spring Boot application startup and server properties using the main application file and application.properties.

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Course: REST Assured Java - Testing Employee Database

Reviewed on Oct 21, 2025

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Course: REST Assured Java - Creating a Book Store Application

Reviewed on Oct 2, 2025

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Course: Project on REST API - Pet Clinic Application

Reviewed on Jan 28, 2026