This course teaches developers how to build applications with Claude's API. Through seven modules, you'll learn API fundamentals, prompt engineering, tool use, retrieval systems, and agentic workflows. By the end, you'll be able to build production applications that use Claude for tasks ranging from simple requests to autonomous agents.

Building with the Claude API
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What you'll learn
Build applications where Claude uses tools to interact with external systems and data
Implement retrieval systems and autonomous workflows for complex tasks
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November 2025
14 assignments
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Reviewed on Mar 17, 2026
Excellent course. Comprehensive coverage on using Claude
Reviewed on Mar 22, 2026
Very complete, it's a great course on how to use Claude API, prompt engineering, MCP and RAG. I liked the simple explanaitions and the concise videos and good examples

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