API Development and Architecture

APIs are the backbone of modern applications, connecting services, powering mobile apps, and enabling cloud platforms. In this course, Advanced API Technologies, you’ll go beyond the basics of REST and explore GraphQL, a powerful query language that is reshaping how developers build APIs. Through hands-on projects, you’ll design GraphQL schemas, queries, and mutations, integrate GraphQL with existing REST APIs, and implement real-time features such as subscriptions. You’ll also learn how to secure APIs with authentication and authorization, and how to deploy, monitor, and scale APIs in production environments for enterprise use. By completing this course, you’ll gain the ability to compare GraphQL and REST, apply best practices for API security and performance, and build modern APIs that meet the needs of scalable web, mobile, and cloud applications. This course is designed for backend engineers, API developers, and full-stack developers who want to advance their careers with modern API development skills. A background in REST APIs, Node.js/JavaScript, and basic database integration is recommended for success. Future-proof your career by mastering GraphQL and advanced API design. Enroll today to gain in-demand skills, build production-ready APIs, and earn a Coursera certificate to showcase your expertise to employers and clients worldwide.

This program explores API development step by step, covering fundamentals, RESTful design principles, documentation, testing, and deployment to help participants build and manage modern APIs effectively.Tailored for developers, software engineers, and technical leads, it provides the skills to effectively design, document, test, and deploy APIs that power real-world applications. You’ll begin by mastering the fundamentals of APIs, exploring their evolution, architecture, and role in modern applications. From the client-server model to key principles like statelessness, cacheability, and layered systems, you’ll gain a strong foundation in how APIs enable communication across platforms and services. By the end of this program, you will be able to: - Understand core API fundamentals, architecture, and modern standards such as REST and GraphQL. - Apply REST principles to design scalable APIs with effective URIs, verbs, and versioning strategies. - Document and test APIs using OpenAPI, Postman, and automated testing practices. - Deploy and manage APIs with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and lifecycle management. - Build secure, maintainable, and high-performing APIs ready for real-world applications. This program is ideal for software engineers, backend developers, and technical leads aiming to strengthen their expertise in API design and management. A foundational understanding of programming concepts and web technologies is recommended. Join us to master the art of API development and transform the way applications communicate, scale, and deliver value.

This course covers the essentials of building and designing APIs, including frameworks, RESTful design, validation, testing, and performance optimization to help participants build and manage APIs effectively. Tailored for full stack developers , backend developers , software engineers, and technical leads, it provides the skills to design, validate, optimize, and deploy APIs that power modern applications. In the first module, you’ll begin by working with leading frameworks such as Django REST Framework, Node.js with Express, and Spring Boot to understand their setup, routing, controllers, and data handling. Through hands-on activities, you will build and test RESTful APIs, gaining practical experience across multiple ecosystems. In the second module, you’ll advance to data validation, error handling, versioning, asynchronous communication, caching, and monitoring. These advanced techniques will prepare you to design APIs that are scalable, secure, and production-ready. By the end of this program, you will be able to: - Explain and implement API development with Django REST Framework, Node.js, and Spring Boot. - Design and test RESTful APIs using routes, controllers, serializers, and middleware. - Apply data validation, error handling, and transformation techniques. - Implement versioning strategies and asynchronous communication patterns. - Optimize APIs through caching, rate limiting, monitoring, and performance tuning. - Deliver secure, maintainable, and scalable APIs for real-world applications. This program is ideal for full stack developers, backend developers, software engineers, and technical leads aiming to strengthen their expertise in API design and management. A foundational understanding of programming and web technologies is recommended. Join us to master API development and build high-performing APIs that power today’s connected applications.