Modern API Development

Overview

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.

Syllabus

Building APIs with Frameworks

This module introduces learners to building APIs using popular frameworks. Learners will explore Django REST Framework, Node.js with Express, and Spring Boot. It covers setting up frameworks, creating endpoints, implementing serializers and routers, testing APIs, and choosing the right framework for projects.

Advanced API Development

This module focuses on enhancing API functionality, performance, and scalability. Learners will explore data handling and validation, versioning strategies, asynchronous APIs including WebSockets and message queues, caching, CDNs, rate limiting, throttling, and monitoring API performance to build robust and high-performing systems.

Course Wrap-Up and Assessment

This module consolidates all learning through a hands-on capstone project and assessment. Learners will demonstrate their ability to design, build, and optimize APIs using different frameworks, implement versioning, caching, and asynchronous features, and monitor API performance in real-world scenarios.