Designing Web APIs Training Course
A Web API serves as an application programming interface that facilitates connections between applications. It enables the seamless exchange of information and ensures interoperability among applications via the web.
This instructor-led, live training (available either online or onsite) is designed for developers who wish to design, write, and build web APIs, leveraging existing technologies to create high-value products.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Set up the necessary development environment to begin developing web APIs.
- Understand the core concepts, architecture, and common uses of web APIs.
- Build a strategy on developing highly valuable web APIs.
- Learn how to define the web API architecture and specifications.
- Apply the best practices of API security, design, and scaling throughput.
- Learn how to build, test, debug, and publish web APIs.
Format of the Course
- Interactive lecture and discussion.
- Lots of exercises and practice.
- Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.
Course Customization Options
- To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.
Course Outline
Introduction
- Web API vs RESTful API vs SOAP API
- Overview of web API core concepts and architecture
Getting Started
- Choosing the right API paradigm
- Example business case of web APIs
- API technologies and tools
Securing APIs
- Authentication and authorization
- Working with OAuth
- Implementing WebHooks security
Designing Web APIs
- Understanding real-world use cases
- Defining the problem and business objectives
- Building the architecture
- Writing an API specification
- Best practices of API design
Scaling APIs
- Optimizing computing resources
- Evolving API design
- Paginating APIs
- Rate-limiting APIs
- Developer SDKs
Testing and Publishing APIs
- Defining test cases
- API testing automation
- Evaluating test results
- Publishing web APIs
Troubleshooting
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Familiarity with APIs
- Web programming experience (Javascript, ASP.NET, PHP, C#, etc.)
Audience
- Developers
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