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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

    Configura APIs en Node.js: Crea aplicaciones backend

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Node.JS, Back-End Web Development, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Secure Coding, Server Side, Software Architecture, Software Development, JSON, Maintainability, Middleware

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Introduction to FastAPI and Backend Development Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, PostgreSQL, Database Development, Python Programming, Restful API, SQL, API Design, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Management, Databases, Data Validation, Development Environment

    ★ 3.6 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Using APIs for Network Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Restful API, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting, JSON, Extensible Languages and XML, IT Automation, Extensible Markup Language (XML), API Testing, Network Protocols, YAML, Network Monitoring, Automation, Network Engineering, Scripting Languages, Python Programming, Real Time Data

    ★ 4.6 (34) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    Scrimba

    Learn to work with APIs

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dashboard Creation, Event-Driven Programming, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Back-End Web Development, Wireframing, Frontend Integration, Web Development, Web Services, Real Time Data, Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Servers, Software Development

    ★ 4.8 (19) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • N

    NIIT

    Building RESTful APIs Using Node.js and Express

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, OAuth, Application Programming Interface (API), Node.JS, Software Documentation, JavaScript Frameworks, Frontend Integration, Web Services, Middleware, Authentications, JSON, Web Frameworks, Secure Coding, Server Side, Web Development Tools, Back-End Web Development, Authorization (Computing)

    ★ 3.9 (24) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Protecting APIs with Apigee X and Cloud Armor

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Security Testing, Load Balancing, Threat Management, Threat Detection

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    Building HTTP APIs with Spring

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, API Testing, Spring Framework, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Data Persistence, Web Applications, Application Frameworks, Development Testing, Software Testing, Web Services, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Security, Authentications, Authorization (Computing), Network Protocols

    ★ 4.2 (29) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Building AI Applications with OpenAI APIs

    Skills you'll gain: OpenAI API, OpenAI, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, LLM Application, ChatGPT, Fine-tuning, Large Language Modeling, AI Integrations, Model Deployment, Application Programming Interface (API), Prompt Engineering, AI powered creativity, Natural Language Processing, User Interface (UI), Email Automation, Generative AI, Python Programming, Software Development, AI Personalization

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: Compute Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Cloud Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Cloud API, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, Public Cloud, System Monitoring

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: App Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Google App Engine, Cloud API, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Management, Software Versioning, Application Development, Version Control

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: Cloud Storage

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Storage, Cloud Management, Data Storage, Cloud API, Cloud Computing, File Management, Google Cloud Platform

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    AI Agents in Typescript/Javascript

    Skills you'll gain: Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Anthropic Claude, Token Optimization, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, Multimodal Prompts, AI literacy, OpenAI, Agentic Workflows, Debugging, TypeScript, OpenAI API, AI Enablement, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Generative AI

    ★ 4.8 (7.9K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular api courses

  • Configura APIs en Node.js: Crea aplicaciones backend: Coursera
  • Introduction to FastAPI and Backend Development Fundamentals: Packt
  • Using APIs for Network Automation: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Learn to work with APIs: Scrimba
  • Building RESTful APIs Using Node.js and Express: NIIT
  • Protecting APIs with Apigee X and Cloud Armor: Google Cloud
  • Building HTTP APIs with Spring: Vanderbilt University
  • Building AI Applications with OpenAI APIs: Packt
  • APIs Explorer: Compute Engine: Google Cloud
  • APIs Explorer: App Engine: Google Cloud

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