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    Google Cloud

    Securing APIs with Apigee X

    Skills you'll gain: OAuth, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Secure Coding, Application Security, Authorization (Computing), Debugging, Data Access, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    REST APIs with Flask and Python in 2024

    Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Docker (Software), Containerization, Git (Version Control System), Flask (Web Framework), Application Programming Interface (API), Authentications, Application Deployment, Database Management, JSON, Object-Relational Mapping, Continuous Deployment, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: Qwik Start

    Skills you'll gain: Image Analysis, Cloud API, Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Computer Vision

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • G

    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: Create and Update a Cluster

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud API, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Apache Spark

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Instructor Network

    Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Back-End Web Development, Secure Coding, Data Security, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Server Side, IT Infrastructure, Application Security, Infrastructure Security, Data Integrity, Servers, OAuth, Cloud Security, Server Administration, System Configuration, Encryption, Authentications, Authorization (Computing)

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Modernizing Applications with Apigee X

    Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Cloud API, Restful API, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, JavaScript Frameworks, Proxy Servers, Javascript, Data Store, Performance Tuning

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • Status: New
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    Packt

    The Complete OpenAI JS APIs Course - Build 15 Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI, Real Time Data, Web Applications, ChatGPT, Application Programming Interface (API), LLM Application, User Interface (UI), Front-End Web Development, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Javascript, Image Analysis, Natural Language Processing

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • G

    Google Cloud

    APIs Explorer: Cloud SQL

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL, Database Management, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Import/Export, Cloud Storage

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Board Infinity

    Learn About Cohere SDKs and APIs

    Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Large Language Modeling, Text Mining, Performance Tuning, Cloud API, Application Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence, Systems Integration, Data Ethics, Internet Of Things, Analysis, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera Project Network

    Beginners Overview of Swagger Editor

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Technical Documentation, Restful API, JSON, Web Services, YAML, Software Design

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    32 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Project Network

    تصميم واجهة برمجة تطبيق ب Python Flask : إنشاء واجهة لمدونة

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Postman API Platform, Flask (Web Framework), MySQL, Databases, JSON, Software Versioning, Software Development, Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera Project Network

    Use Java APIs to sort and search a collection of data

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Algorithms, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Structures, Debugging

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Securing APIs with Apigee X: Google Cloud
  • REST APIs with Flask and Python in 2024: Packt
  • APIs Explorer: Qwik Start: Google Cloud
  • APIs Explorer: Create and Update a Cluster: Google Cloud
  • Back-End Infrastructure: Servers, Secure APIs and Data: Coursera Instructor Network
  • Modernizing Applications with Apigee X: Google Cloud
  • The Complete OpenAI JS APIs Course - Build 15 Projects: Packt
  • APIs Explorer: Cloud SQL: Google Cloud
  • Learn About Cohere SDKs and APIs: Board Infinity
  • Beginners Overview of Swagger Editor: Coursera Project Network

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