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      Coursera Project Network

      Azure: create a REST API using NodeJS Serverless Functions

      Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Serverless Computing, Restful API, Node.JS, Microsoft Azure, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Web Services, Cloud Applications

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      98 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool

      Skills you'll gain: JSON, Test Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Test Case, Integration Testing, Functional Testing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      299 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      APIs in Java: Call and Integrate an API

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Postman API Platform, Java Programming, Java, Mobile Development, Apache Maven, Web Development, Eclipse (Software), Software Design

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • P

      Packt

      Learn REST API Automation Using REST Assured

      Skills you'll gain: Authentications, OAuth, Postman API Platform, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Test Automation, Data Validation, JUnit, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Selenium (Software), Mockups, Test Tools, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Building Microservices API in Go

      Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Go (Programming Language), Restful API, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Secure Coding, API Design, Software Testing, Microservices, Test Case, Authorization (Computing), Database Development, Web Servers, Web Services, Database Management, Databases, Software Architecture, JSON, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Maintainability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Building Services with ASP.NET Web API

      Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, C# (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Servers, Restful API, Back-End Web Development, Web Services, SQL, Server Side, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Design, Programming Principles, Database Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Data Structures

      4
      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Building API Test Automation Framework Using Rest Assured

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Case, Restful API, Software Testing, Configuration Management, Java, Software Configuration Management

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      30 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of Colorado System

      Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Application Security, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Secure Coding, Data Security, Web Development, Email Security, PHP (Scripting Language), Algorithms, User Provisioning

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      98 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Server Side, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web Applications, Javascript

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      GenAI for Data Analysis : OpenAI Assistant API

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Data Analysis, Generative AI, OpenAI, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Manipulation, Artificial Intelligence, Python Programming

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      IBM

      IBM AI Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Software Development Life Cycle, Large Language Modeling, Restful API, Software Architecture, ChatGPT, Development Environment, Flask (Web Framework), Generative AI, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Jupyter, Application Deployment, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Software Design, Software Development Tools, OpenAI, Python Programming, Engineering Software, Machine Learning, Data Science

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      72K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
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      IBM

      IBM Full Stack Software Developer

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Istio, Software Development Life Cycle, Node.JS, Cloud Computing Architecture, Server Side, Application Deployment, React Redux, Kubernetes, Cloud Services, Restful API, Django (Web Framework), Software Architecture, Object-Relational Mapping, Git (Version Control System), Full-Stack Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Computing, Jupyter, Engineering Software

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      56K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Azure: create a REST API using NodeJS Serverless Functions: Coursera Project Network
    • API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool: Coursera Project Network
    • APIs in Java: Call and Integrate an API: Coursera Project Network
    • Learn REST API Automation Using REST Assured: Packt
    • Building Microservices API in Go: Packt
    • Building Services with ASP.NET Web API: Board Infinity
    • Building API Test Automation Framework Using Rest Assured: Coursera Project Network
    • Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API: University of Colorado System
    • APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application: Coursera Project Network
    • GenAI for Data Analysis : OpenAI Assistant API : Coursera Project Network

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