API Design Courses and Certifications

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Awesome API Design

Master API design principles through C/C++ examples, exploring patterns like "The Mullet" and "Domain Burger" while focusing on symmetry, predictability, and naming conventions.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Devoxx

Principles of Fluent API Design by David Beaumont

Explore principles of fluent API design, drawing from experience with Google's Core Java Libraries. Learn benefits, distinctions from similar patterns, and avoid common pitfalls in creating intuitive APIs.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

API Lifecycle - Smarter Design and Governance With Open Tooling

Explore AI-assisted API design and governance using open source tools, natural language prompts for OpenAPI specs, and policy-as-code automation for scalable compliance.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

2413 ratings at Coursera

Learn to design, document, and manage APIs using Google Cloud's Apigee platform. Covers API lifecycle, OpenAPI specs, proxies, products, and best practices for REST API development.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Designing RESTful APIs

1606 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Discover how to plan and model your own APIs, and explore the six REST design constraints that help guide your architecture.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

API in C#: The Best Practices of Design and Implementation

1106 ratings at Udemy

Learn how to write clean code in C#. Design and implement API based on the best practices developed by .NET community.

• Udemy
• 3 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Board Infinity

Designing and Documenting APIs with OpenAPI Specification

Master ASP.NET Web API development, from C# fundamentals to advanced concepts, SQL Server backend integration, and RESTful service creation with OpenAPI Specification.

• Coursera
• 22 hours 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

REST API Design from Scratch

706 ratings at Udemy

API | REST API | REST Framework | API Design | Python Flask Essentials

• Udemy
• 5 hours 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

REST API Design, Development & Management

13300 ratings at Udemy

Learn the REST API Concepts, Design best practices, Security practices, Swagger 2.0/OAI, Hands on API Management

• Udemy
• 7 hours 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Meta

How to Design Great APIs

Learn API design principles and best practices from Parse CTO Kevin Lacker, covering key concepts, common pitfalls, and strategies for creating user-friendly and efficient APIs.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Aprende a diseñar una API RESTFul correctamente

2392 ratings at Udemy

Fortalece tus bases sobre el diseño antes de programar.

• Udemy
• 1 hour 10 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

Learn to design, document, and manage APIs using Google Cloud's Apigee platform. Covers API lifecycle, OpenAPI specs, API proxies, and API products. Hands-on labs provide practical experience in building and securing API solutions.

• Google Skills
• 8 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

API Design in Node.js, v3

Use Express to build a REST API Design in Node.js – handle REST API verb methods to create, read, update and delete resources from a MongoDB database.

• Frontend Masters
• 3-4 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Kunal Kushwaha

How to Understand Your API Quickly by Swagger

Explore API understanding with Swagger, covering design, security, testing, and best practices. Learn about Open API specifications, microservices, and vulnerability identification.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

IEEE

Comparing the Usability of Cryptographic APIs

Empirical study comparing usability of cryptographic APIs, revealing that simplicity alone doesn't ensure security. Comprehensive documentation and examples are crucial for functional correctness, but don't guarantee secure implementation.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video