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API Courses

API courses can help you learn how to design, build, and test application programming interfaces, as well as understand RESTful services and authentication methods. You can build skills in data exchange formats like JSON and XML, error handling, and API documentation practices. Many courses introduce tools such as Postman for testing APIs, Swagger for documentation, and various programming languages like Python or JavaScript to implement API calls, allowing you to effectively integrate and manage data across different systems.

Popular API Courses and Certifications


  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Secure & Scalable API Development with .NET

    Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), ASP.NET, Authentications, Secure Coding, Microsoft Copilot, Software Architecture, Performance Tuning, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, API Design, .NET Framework, Restful API, C# (Programming Language), Application Security, Application Development, Multi-Factor Authentication, Process Optimization, Debugging

    4.5 stars, 102 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.5 (102) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
  • C

    Coursera

    Document AI: Project & API Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Engineering Documentation, Technical Documentation, Model Training, Technical Writing, Technical Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    Building Systems with the ChatGPT API

    Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, OpenAI API, LLM Application, Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, OpenAI

    4.7 stars, 372 reviews, Beginner, Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.7 (372) · Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Spring Boot REST API: Real-World Java Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, API Design, API Testing, Spring Boot, Test Automation, JSON, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Application Programming Interface (API), Data Modeling, System Configuration, Java Programming, Application Development, Functional Testing, Java, Application Design, Configuration Management, Project Design, Data Persistence, Functional Design, System Design and Implementation

    4.8 stars, 61 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (61) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    API Validation with Postman

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, API Testing, Data Validation, Application Programming Interface (API), Verification And Validation, Performance Tuning, Microservices, Security Controls, Data Integrity, Authentications

    4.4 stars, 23 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.4 (23) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    Edureka

    Modern API Development

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Validation, Restful API, API Testing, Application Frameworks, Performance Tuning, Data Integrity, Software Versioning, Django (Web Framework), Software Documentation, Middleware, Node.JS, Application Deployment, Spring Boot, Test Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Scrimba

    API Basics 2: Build a Blog (REST, URLs & HTTP Requests)

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, API Design, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Programming Interface (API), Javascript, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Codio

    API Development

    Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Web Development Tools, Authentications, Web Servers, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Cloud API, Restful API, Servers, JSON, Software Documentation, Javascript, Technical Documentation, Application Security

    3.8 stars, 8 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 3.8 (8) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    REST Assured Java API Testing: Basics to Frameworks

    Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), API Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Case, Security Testing, Test Automation, Authentications, Test Data, Development Testing, Java Programming, Authorization (Computing), Scenario Testing, Java, Software Testing, Test Tools, Maintainability, Data Validation

    4.8 stars, 49 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (49) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    Edureka

    Advanced API Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, GraphQL, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Microservices, CI/CD, Restful API, Continuous Deployment, Node.JS, Application Performance Management, Application Deployment, Scalability, Authentications, Containerization, Query Languages, Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Web Design and Development, Cloud API, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Real Time Data, Javascript

    4.3 stars, 49 reviews, Intermediate, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.3 (49) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google DeepMind

    Getting Started with Google Gemini API

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Application Programming Interface (API), Real Time Data, Tool Calling, LLM Application, JSON, Data Integration, Development Environment, Python Programming, Key Management, Debugging

    4.3 stars, 8 reviews, Intermediate, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.3 (8) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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