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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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    Coursera

    Web Scraping With GPT: Translate Foreign News Headlines

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Real Time Data, OpenAI API, Data Capture, Scripting, OpenAI, Natural Language Processing, LLM Application, Python Programming, Data Processing, Application Development, Machine Learning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    8 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Salesforce Integration With External Systems Part 1

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL), Salesforce Development, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Systems Integration, Salesforce, Restful API, Web Services, Integration Testing, Data Integration, Software Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), Real Time Data, Development Environment, Postman API Platform, Data Import/Export, Event-Driven Programming, Authentications, Web Components

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    SkillUp

    Advanced GenAI Development Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, GitHub Copilot, AI Workflows, Generative AI, AI Integrations, Software Design, API Design, AI Security, Software Development, Database Design, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Learn Express.js

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Frameworks, Server Side, Web Applications, Web Servers, Secure Coding, Restful API, Middleware, API Design, Real Time Data, Maintainability

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Packt

    Network Assurance, Security, and Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, Network Monitoring, Network Security, Firewall, Ansible, Network Performance Management, Network Infrastructure, Network Protocols, Security Controls, Event Monitoring, Puppet (Configuration Management Tool), IT Automation, Chef (Configuration Management Tool), Real Time Data, JSON, Automation, Identity and Access Management, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    E

    EDUCBA

    AWS Serverless & AI/ML Project-Based Cloud Specialization

    Skills you'll gain: Serverless Computing, API Gateway, Image Analysis, Cloud-Based Integration, Amazon CloudWatch, Extensible Markup Language (XML), JSON, Computer Vision, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, API Design, Amazon Web Services, Event-Driven Programming, Amazon S3, Microservices, Cloud Development, AWS CloudFormation, Extensible Languages and XML, Cloud-Native Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    LearnKartS

    Monitoring, Streams, and Connectors

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Kafka, Prometheus (Software), Data Governance, Distributed Computing, Data Processing, Data Store, Event Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Systems Architecture, Performance Metric, Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: DevSecOps

    Skills you'll gain: DevSecOps, Secure Coding, Application Security, IT Security Architecture, DevOps, Security Engineering, Security Controls, CI/CD, Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Strategy, Cloud Security, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Platforms, Vulnerability Management, Development Environment, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Computing Architecture, User Story, Backlogs

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    9 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Coursera

    Architect Reusable AI Agent Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic systems, Code Reusability, AI Integrations, Engineering Software, Systems Architecture, API Design, Systems Design, Solution Architecture, Artifactory, Generative Model Architectures, Release Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    P

    Packt

    Advanced Penetration Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Security Testing, Exploitation techniques, Hardening, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Brute-force attacks, Application Security, Network Security, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Business Logic, Cloud Security, API Testing, Wireless Networks, Data Persistence, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Next.js 14 from Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: JavaScript Frameworks, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Web Development, React.js, Authentications, OAuth, Web Applications, Server Side, Back-End Web Development, Object-Relational Mapping, UI Components, Cloud Hosting, Image Quality, Secure Coding, Application Deployment

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    B

    Board Infinity

    Fundamentals of Risk-Based and White-Box Test Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: White-Box Testing, Software Testing, Risk Analysis, Code Coverage, Test Case, Test Tools, Test Planning, Risk Management, Software Quality Assurance

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    8 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Web Scraping With GPT: Translate Foreign News Headlines: Coursera
  • Salesforce Integration With External Systems Part 1: Packt
  • Advanced GenAI Development Practices: SkillUp
  • Learn Express.js: Scrimba
  • Network Assurance, Security, and Automation: Packt
  • AWS Serverless & AI/ML Project-Based Cloud Specialization: EDUCBA
  • Monitoring, Streams, and Connectors: LearnKartS
  • Cyber Security: DevSecOps: Macquarie University
  • Architect Reusable AI Agent Systems: Coursera
  • Advanced Penetration Techniques: Packt

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