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    Coursera Project Network

    Configura APIs en Node.js: Crea aplicaciones backend

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Node.JS, Back-End Web Development, API Design, Application Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Secure Coding, Server Side, Restful API, Software Architecture, Software Development, Debugging, JSON, Maintainability, Middleware

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    A Detailed Guide to the OWASP Top 10

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Secure Coding, Threat Modeling, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Authorization (Computing), Cryptography, Authentications, Server Side, Encryption

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    REST Assured Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, JUnit, Performance Testing, Query Languages

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    The Ultimate Swagger Tools Course: Build OpenAPI with Ease

    Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Software Development Tools, Software Documentation, Mockups, Test Tools, Software Versioning, Version Control

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    C

    Cisco Learning and Certifications

    Using APIs for Network Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Restful API, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Extensible Markup Language (XML), YAML, Network Monitoring, Automation, Network Engineering, Python Programming

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    33 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Scrimba

    Learn to work with APIs

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, Web Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Event-Driven Programming, Ajax, Web Services, HTML and CSS, Javascript, Web Design and Development, Wireframing, Web Development, Real Time Data, Web Development Tools, Web Servers, Game Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Software Development

    5
    Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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    12 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    NIIT

    Building RESTful APIs Using Node.js and Express

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, API Design, Node.JS, Software Documentation, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Services, Middleware, Authentications, JSON, Server Side, Web Applications, Authorization (Computing)

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    23 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Protecting APIs with Apigee X and Cloud Armor

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Security, Load Balancing, Threat Management, Threat Detection

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Vanderbilt University

    Building HTTP APIs with Spring

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Restful API, API Design, Web Applications, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Application Security, Authentications, JSON, Authorization (Computing), Data Access, Dependency Analysis

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    26 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: Compute Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Virtual Machines, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Cloud API, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Services, System Monitoring

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: App Engine

    Skills you'll gain: Google App Engine, Cloud API, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Deployment, Cloud Management, Software Versioning, Application Development, Version Control

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: Preview
    Preview
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    SAS

    Using SAS Viya REST APIs with Python and R

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Data Analysis Software, R (Software), Advanced Analytics, R Programming, Big Data, Image Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Natural Language Processing, Statistical Programming, Jupyter, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Processing, Restful API, Computer Vision, Artificial Neural Networks

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Configura APIs en Node.js: Crea aplicaciones backend: Coursera Project Network
  • A Detailed Guide to the OWASP Top 10: Packt
  • REST Assured Fundamentals: Packt
  • The Ultimate Swagger Tools Course: Build OpenAPI with Ease: Packt
  • Using APIs for Network Automation: Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Learn to work with APIs: Scrimba
  • Building RESTful APIs Using Node.js and Express: NIIT
  • Protecting APIs with Apigee X and Cloud Armor: Google Cloud
  • Building HTTP APIs with Spring: Vanderbilt University
  • APIs Explorer: Compute Engine: Google Cloud

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