Edureka
API Development and Architecture Specialization
Edureka

API Development and Architecture Specialization

Build and Secure Modern API Solutions. Learn to design, develop, protect, and optimize APIs for scalable real-world applications

Edureka

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Intermediate level
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
2 months at 5 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

What you'll learn

  • Design and build RESTful APIs using modern best practices

  • Implement secure authentication, authorization, and access control

  • Manage APIs with gateways, monitoring, and lifecycle strategies

  • Apply GraphQL, gRPC, and advanced API technologies at scale

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Taught in English
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September 2025

41 practice exercises

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Specialization - 4 course series

What you'll learn

  • Describe the fundamentals of APIs and their role in modern applications.

  • Build RESTful APIs with effective URIs, HTTP verbs, status codes, and versioning strategies.

  • Implement testing practices using OpenAPI, Postman, and automated tools.

  • Deploy and manage APIs through CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and lifecycle management.

Skills you'll gain

Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Technical Documentation, API Design, CI/CD, Microservices, Software Documentation, Postman API Platform, Unit Testing, Application Lifecycle Management, Test Automation, Application Deployment, and Software Design

What you'll learn

  • Describe the use of Django REST Framework, Node.js, and Spring Boot for building modern APIs

  • Design RESTful APIs with routes, controllers, serializers, middleware, and repositories

  • Implement advanced techniques including data validation, error handling, versioning, and asynchronous communication

  • Optimize APIs through caching, rate limiting, monitoring, and performance tuning for production readiness

Skills you'll gain

Node.JS, Application Programming Interface (API), Spring Boot, Data Validation, JSON, API Design, Restful API, Software Versioning, Middleware, Software Documentation, Django (Web Framework), Test Automation, Application Frameworks, Application Performance Management, Scalability, and Performance Tuning

What you'll learn

  • Implement secure authentication, authorization, and encryption techniques to protect APIs from common threats.

  • Identify and prevent injection, DoS, and man-in-the-middle attacks while ensuring adherence to security standards.

  • Configure API gateways, monitor usage and key performance metrics, and build analytics dashboards to improve adoption and reliability.

  • Turn APIs into scalable products by setting up developer portals, enabling monetization, and governing API ecosystems effectively.

Skills you'll gain

API Gateway, Application Security, Threat Modeling, API Design, Restful API, Data Security, Security Controls, Cloud API, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Grafana, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Python Programming, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Prometheus (Software), OAuth, Encryption, Flask (Web Framework), and Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), GraphQL, Microservices, Scalability, Real Time Data, Containerization, Kubernetes, API Design, Cloud API, Secure Coding, Node.JS, Event-Driven Programming, Software Architecture, Restful API, CI/CD, and API Gateway

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