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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


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    Packt

    Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Testing, Restful API, Development Environment, Collaborative Software, Web Applications, JSON, Data Import/Export, Authentications

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Mastering REST APIs with FastAPI

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, API Design, Application Deployment, Authentications, Cloud Deployment, User Accounts, Debugging, Operational Databases, Back-End Web Development, Software Testing, Software Development, Database Development, Continuous Integration

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    API Validation with Postman

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

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Edureka

    Advanced API Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, GraphQL, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Microservices, CI/CD, Restful API, Cloud API, Node.JS, Application Performance Management, Scalability, Cloud Deployment, Secure Coding, Authentications, Containerization, Software Architecture, Real Time Data, Kubernetes, Event-Driven Programming

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Codio

    API Development

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

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    S

    Scrimba

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

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Programming Interface (API), Web Services, HTML and CSS, Back-End Web Development, JSON, Frontend Integration, Javascript, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
    Free
    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, Cloud API, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Responsive Web Design, Real Time Data, Javascript

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    43 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Edureka

    Modern API Development

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

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    API Development on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API, API Design, Continuous Deployment, CI/CD, Restful API, Continuous Integration, Middleware, JSON, Software Versioning, Proxy Servers, Scalability, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    REST Assured - Mastering API Testing

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Cucumber (Software), Behavior-Driven Development, JSON, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Test Case, JUnit, Security Testing, Test Script Development, Test Data, Test Automation, Apache Maven, Authentications, Development Environment, Authorization (Computing)

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

    Skills you'll gain: OAuth, API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Restful API, Secure Coding, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Application Security, Information Systems Security, Network Security, Data Security, JSON, Identity and Access Management, Key Management, Threat Detection

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    840 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    Microsoft

    Develop an ASP.NET Core web app that consumes an API

    Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, C# (Programming Language), Application Programming Interface (API), Microsoft Development Tools, Restful API, Microsoft Azure, Web Applications, Integrated Development Environments, Application Development, Development Environment, Virtual Environment, Middleware

    2.6
    Rating, 2.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular api courses

  • Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing: Packt
  • Mastering REST APIs with FastAPI: Packt
  • API Validation with Postman: Coursera
  • Advanced API Technologies: Edureka
  • API Development: Codio
  • API Basics 2: Build a Blog (REST, URLs & HTTP Requests): Scrimba
  • Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON: Coursera
  • Modern API Development: Edureka
  • API Development on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform: Google Cloud
  • REST Assured - Mastering API Testing: EDUCBA

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