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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

    Script with Confluence API

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, API Gateway, Scripting, API Design, API Testing, Restful API, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Import/Export, Scripting Languages, Performance Tuning, Content Management, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Cryptographic Protocols, Application Security, Key Management, Secure Coding, Data Security, Web Development, Email Security, PHP (Scripting Language), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Data Integrity, Algorithms, User Provisioning, Command-Line Interface

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    101 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, API Design, Server Side, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web Applications, Javascript, Application Development, Integrated Development Environments

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Scrimba

    API Basics 4: Build a Personal Dashboard (Promise Rejection)

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Dashboard Creation, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Javascript, Wireframing, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Real Time Data, Software Development

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, JSON, Test Automation, Test Script Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Software Testing, Test Tools, Integration Testing, Functional Testing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    309 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Architecting and Installing the Apigee Hybrid API Platform

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Kubernetes, Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), API Testing, Application Deployment, Software Installation, Proxy Servers, Verification And Validation, Configuration Management, YAML

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    44 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    API Testing with Karate Framework

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Automation

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Ingesting DICOM Data with the Healthcare API

    Skills you'll gain: Data Import/Export, Health Informatics, Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Health Information Management, Data Store, Health Technology, Cloud-Based Integration, Medical Imaging, Cloud Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Modeling

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    APIs in Java: Call and Integrate an API

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Postman API Platform, API Design, API Testing, Java Programming, Java, Mobile Development, Apache Maven, Application Development, Data Access, Web Development, Eclipse (Software), Software Design

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Streaming HL7 to FHIR Data with Healthcare API

    Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Cloud API, Health Informatics, Data Import/Export, Data Mapping, Clinical Data Management, Health Care, Health Information Management, Data Store, Web Development

    3.4
    Rating, 3.4 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    RESTful API Project - Employee Management System Tool

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Object Oriented Design, Back-End Web Development, Data Modeling, Software Architecture, Object-Relational Mapping, System Configuration, Model View Controller, Application Frameworks, Server Side, Web Applications, Data Persistence, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Business Logic

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    13 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Speech to Text Transcription with the Cloud Speech API

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Natural Language Processing, API Testing, Cloud Applications, JSON, Communication

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Script with Confluence API: Coursera
  • Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API: University of Colorado System
  • APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application: Coursera
  • API Basics 4: Build a Personal Dashboard (Promise Rejection): Scrimba
  • API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool: Coursera
  • Architecting and Installing the Apigee Hybrid API Platform: Google Cloud
  • API Testing with Karate Framework: Coursera
  • Ingesting DICOM Data with the Healthcare API: Google Cloud
  • APIs in Java: Call and Integrate an API: Coursera
  • Streaming HL7 to FHIR Data with Healthcare API: Google Cloud

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