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.

Coursera
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

University of Colorado System
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
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

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
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Automation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
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

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

Google Cloud
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
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Natural Language Processing, API Testing, Cloud Applications, JSON, Communication
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours