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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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    Google Cloud

    Certificado profissional: Google Cloud Digital Leader

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Management, Digital Transformation, Containerization, Site Reliability Engineering, Real Time Data, Data Strategy, Cloud Security, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Governance, Business Transformation, Google Cloud Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Solutions, Information Management, Serverless Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Warehousing, AI Enablement, Data Security

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Infosec

    CISSP Domain 8: Software development security

    Skills you'll gain: Application Security, Security Testing, Risk Management Framework, Systems Development Life Cycle, Secure Coding, Threat Modeling, Software Testing, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Development Testing, Software Development Methodologies, Application Programming Interface (API), Code Reusability, Databases, Agile Methodology, Exploitation techniques, Data Validation

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Building RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, MongoDB, Secure Coding, Middleware, Event-Driven Programming, Databases

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Online Influence and Persuasion

    Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Social Media Analytics, Network Analysis, Data Analysis, Analytical Skills, Statistical Analysis, Social Sciences, Research, Data Collection, AI Personalization, Sociology, Data Transformation, Persuasive Communication, Application Programming Interface (API), Extract, Transform, Load, Media and Communications, Scripting, Psychology

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    ISTQB Technical Test Analyst Preparation

    Skills you'll gain: White-Box Testing, Performance Testing, Maintainability, Test Tools, Software Testing, Code Review, Test Automation, Software Technical Review, Test Planning, Scripting, Risk Analysis, Performance Stress Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Application Security, Test Script Development, Continuous Integration, Code Coverage, Test Case, Quality Assurance, Security Testing

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    Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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    Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Programming with C#

    Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Restful API, Unity Engine, Application Programming Interface (API), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Video Game Development, ASP.NET, Computer Programming, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Services, Application Development, Software Design Patterns, Database Management, Model View Controller, Programming Principles, Data Structures

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    End to End LLMs with Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI API, Large Language Modeling, OpenAI, Application Deployment, Embeddings, Application Programming Interface (API)

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    Rating, 2.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process em Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Infrastructure, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Cloud Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Google App Engine, Microservices, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Cloud-Native Computing, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Computing, Cloud Applications, Service Level, Cloud Security, Restful API, Continuous Integration, Network Architecture, DevOps

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Extract, Analyze, and Translate Text from Images with the Cloud ML APIs

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Natural Language Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Image Analysis, Cloud-Based Integration, Computer Vision, Network Analysis, Web Design

    Advanced · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Modern JavaScript from The Beginning [Second Edition]

    Skills you'll gain: Full-Stack Web Development, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), Web Design and Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Application Programming Interface (API), HTML and CSS, Back-End Web Development, Web Applications, JSON, Restful API, Event-Driven Programming, Application Development, Application Deployment, Unit Testing, Programming Principles, Data Structures, Prototyping

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    JUnit and Mockito Unit Testing for Java Developers

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Unit Testing, IntelliJ IDEA, Apache Maven, Software Testing, Test Case, Testability, Java Programming, Test Tools, Integrated Development Environments, Test Automation, Java, Software Architecture, Business Logic, Data Persistence

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Adding an Apigee X Environment and Group

    Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, API Gateway, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Multi-Tenant Cloud Environments, Cloud Hosting, Control Panels, Google Cloud Platform

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Certificado profissional: Google Cloud Digital Leader: Google Cloud
  • CISSP Domain 8: Software development security: Infosec
  • Building RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express: Board Infinity
  • Online Influence and Persuasion: Johns Hopkins University
  • ISTQB Technical Test Analyst Preparation: Board Infinity
  • Programming with C#: Simplilearn
  • End to End LLMs with Azure: Duke University
  • Reliable Cloud Infrastructure: Design and Process em Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud
  • Extract, Analyze, and Translate Text from Images with the Cloud ML APIs: Google Cloud
  • Modern JavaScript from The Beginning [Second Edition]: Packt

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