Understanding and Using APIs Online Training

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Ben Finkel

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1. Introducing RESTful APIs .mp4

05:32

2. RESTful API Constraints .mp4

04:30

3. REST vs. SOAP .mp4

04:58

4. REST Tools .mp4

06:17

5. RESTful API Summary .mp4

01:20

6. Introducing REST API Requests and Responses .mp4

01:21

7. Request and Response .mp4

06:24

8. HTTP Request Method .mp4

04:06

9. HTTP Response Codes .mp4

05:00

10. HTTP Headers .mp4

04:34

11. HTTP Requests and Responses Summary .mp4

00:50

12. Introduction to HTTP Parameters and Payloads .mp4

01:44

13. HTTP Query Strings .mp4

07:28

14. HTTP Payloads .mp4

03:20

15. Query Strings and Payloads in Action .mp4

05:18

16. HTTP Parameters and Payloads Summary .mp4

01:27

17. Introduction to REST Authentication .mp4

02:58

18. Base64 Encoding vs. Encryption .mp4

05:44

19. HTTP Basic Authentication .mp4

06:10

20. API Key Authentication .mp4

04:18

21. Token Authentication .mp4

05:59

22. HTTP Authentication Summary .mp4

01:13

23. Introduction to Postman .mp4

02:41

24. Postman Requests and Responses .mp4

08:54

25. HTTP Auth with Postman .mp4

04:36

26. Postman Collections and Folders .mp4

02:48

27. Postman Scripts .mp4

04:08

28. Postman Environments .mp4

04:46

29. Postman Summary .mp4

00:42

Description

This intermediate-level Understanding and Using APIs prepares individuals who perform a developer role to use APIs to accelerate and simplify repetitive yet complex processes into something reusable and versatile.

APIs, or Application Programming Interfaces, are — quite literally — how the Internet keeps going. Every website you visit, every online application you use, every browser connection and response — every single one is happening because of an API. Many APIs are so commonplace we can easily forget that's what they are — for example, our browser receiving a response from an HTTP web server.

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But many APIs are much more complicated than that. Once you know how, it's even possible to break down an application into multiple servers that communicate via API. These microservices depend on the client knowing how to make the request and how to read the response. This training will make sure you understand how APIs work, and how to write them for any purpose you can dream of.

After completing this Understanding and Using APIs training, you'll know how to use APIs to accelerate and simplify repetitive yet complex processes into something reusable and versatile.

For anyone who leads an IT team, this training can be used to onboard new developers, curated into individual or team training plans, or as a reference resource.

Understanding and Using APIs: What You Need to Know

This Understanding and Using APIs training has videos that cover topics including:

Understanding how APIs allow applications to speak with one another
Delivering client requests to providers and understanding responses
Writing reusable code to speed application development
Abstracting functionality between multiple systems

Who Should Take Understanding and Using APIs Training?

This API training is considered associate-level training, which means it was designed for developers. This programming with APIs skills course is valuable for new IT professionals with at least a year of experience with network programmability and experienced individuals who perform a developer role and are looking to validate their skills.

New or aspiring developers. If you're a new developer, this course is the perfect place to start if you know you'll eventually be dealing with setting up server interactions or hosting microservices. This course introduces you to the fundamentals of working with APIs.

Experienced developers. If you've been working as a developer for several years already, or have been developing and maintaining applications, but haven't gotten a chance to get familiarized with writing and navigating APIs, this course is for you. Writing good APIs isn't just about making requests available to external users -- you can even separate third-party libraries into an API request in your own code.

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"The best part about being a trainer is learning all of these great new technologies, and working with a community of people who are all passionate about learning, and just generally being a part of a culture that values learning the way I do. I love sitting down and working through an involved or complex topic so that I can competently speak about it on screen."

Ben Finkel has worked in software development since 1996. Before joining CBT Nuggets, he was a software engineer at M&T Bank in Buffalo, New York. He is a Google Certified Trainer. When he’s not creating CBT Nuggets training videos, Ben enjoys skiing, snowboarding, reading, and home brewing beer and cider. He also considers himself a hobbyist programmer and likes learning new development technologies.

Certifications: Google, Microsoft

Areas of expertise: Google Developer Expert, Google Certified Trainer, Microsoft ASP.NET (WebForms and MVC), Data Analysis and Design, Relational Database Architecture, MS SQL Server, Microsoft C#.NET, Javascript, jQuery, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET & 6.0, .NET Reporting Services, MS Access, Python

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