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REST API Design — Free Course — Fun with Learning Technology

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REST API Design

Design, build, and document professional REST APIs

24 topics7 sections24 lessons ready

01

HTTP Fundamentals

4

HTTP Methods — GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE
HTTP Status Codes — 2xx, 3xx, 4xx, 5xx
Request and Response Headers
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 Overview

02

REST Principles

4

REST Architectural Constraints
Resource Naming and URL Design
API Versioning Strategies
Idempotency and Safety

03

Request Handling

4

Pagination — Offset vs Cursor-based
Filtering, Sorting, and Searching
Request Validation and Error Responses
Content Negotiation

04

Security

5

Authentication — API Keys, JWT, OAuth2
Authorization — RBAC and Scopes
CORS — Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
Rate Limiting
HTTPS and TLS

05

Documentation

2

OpenAPI 3.0 and Swagger
API Documentation Best Practices

06

Testing

3

Testing APIs with Postman
Contract Testing
Load Testing APIs

07

Interview Prep

2

REST API Interview Questions
REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC

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