Course 1: APIs - An Overview

Get an overview of what APIs are, how they work, and what key benefits they provide.

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About this course

Welcome to the APIs - An Overview course. This is the first course of a series of courses in the Advanced APIs Learning Path.

This course will provide an overview of what APIs are, how they work, and what key benefits they provide.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

  • Define what APIs are
  • Explain how APIs work
  • List the key benefits of using APIs
  • Identify the types of APIs
  • Explain how to create API requests
  • Understand API responses

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Course30 minutes

  • Module 1: Introduction to APIs
  • Introduction to SaaS Applications
  • What Are APIs?
  • Benefits of APIs
  • APIs: The Big Picture
  • Module Recap
  • Module 2: Types of Web APIs
  • Introduction to Web APIs
  • Specifics of SOAP API
  • Specifics of REST API
  • Module Recap
  • Module 3: HTTP Requests and Responses
  • Introduction to HTTP Request
  • HTTP Methods – GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE
  • Access To REST Endpoints
  • HTTP Request IDs
  • HTTP Request Body
  • HTTP Responses
  • Testing a Request
  • Module Recap
  • Module 4: POSTMAN Tool
  • Overview of POSTMAN UI
  • DEMO: Setting Environment Variables
  • DEMO: Testing an API Call by Creating an HTTP Request and Displaying the HTTP Response
  • Rate This Course!
  • Next Steps

About this course

Welcome to the APIs - An Overview course. This is the first course of a series of courses in the Advanced APIs Learning Path.

This course will provide an overview of what APIs are, how they work, and what key benefits they provide.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

  • Define what APIs are
  • Explain how APIs work
  • List the key benefits of using APIs
  • Identify the types of APIs
  • Explain how to create API requests
  • Understand API responses

Click the Enter button above to start.

Course30 minutes

  • Module 1: Introduction to APIs
  • Introduction to SaaS Applications
  • What Are APIs?
  • Benefits of APIs
  • APIs: The Big Picture
  • Module Recap
  • Module 2: Types of Web APIs
  • Introduction to Web APIs
  • Specifics of SOAP API
  • Specifics of REST API
  • Module Recap
  • Module 3: HTTP Requests and Responses
  • Introduction to HTTP Request
  • HTTP Methods – GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE
  • Access To REST Endpoints
  • HTTP Request IDs
  • HTTP Request Body
  • HTTP Responses
  • Testing a Request
  • Module Recap
  • Module 4: POSTMAN Tool
  • Overview of POSTMAN UI
  • DEMO: Setting Environment Variables
  • DEMO: Testing an API Call by Creating an HTTP Request and Displaying the HTTP Response
  • Rate This Course!
  • Next Steps