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      Packt

      REST Assured Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, JUnit, Performance Testing, Query Languages

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

      Skills you'll gain: OAuth, Cloud API, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Security Controls, Application Security, Network Security, Data Security, JSON, Identity and Access Management, Threat Management

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      838 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      API Development on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

      Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud API, API Design, Continuous Deployment, CI/CD, Restful API, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Continuous Integration, Middleware, Application Performance Management, JSON, Software Versioning, Proxy Servers, Scalability, Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      1.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Backend Development and API Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Middleware, Authentications, Cloud API, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), User Provisioning, User Accounts, Databases, JavaScript Frameworks, Scalability, Authorization (Computing), GitHub, Development Environment, Data Validation

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      27 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Scrimba

      API Basics 2: Build a Blog (REST, URLs & HTTP Requests)

      Skills you'll gain: Restful API, Web Applications, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Application Programming Interface (API), Web Services, HTML and CSS, JSON, Javascript, Software Development

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
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      Coursera Project Network

      APIs in C#: Create a Student Management API

      Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Web Services, Cloud Services, C# (Programming Language), Server Side, Application Development, Development Environment

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Duke University

      Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software

      Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Java, Algorithms, Java Programming, Statistical Analysis, Software Design, Computer Programming, Data Import/Export, Integrated Development Environments, Data Manipulation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Analysis, Software Testing, Problem Solving

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      8K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Building Services with ASP.NET Web API

      Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, C# (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Servers, Restful API, Web Services, SQL, Server Side, JSON, Application Programming Interface (API), Database Design, Programming Principles, Database Management, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Extensible Markup Language (XML)

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      13 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool

      Skills you'll gain: JSON, Test Automation, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Test Case, Integration Testing, Functional Testing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      306 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Learn REST API Automation Using REST Assured

      Skills you'll gain: Authentications, OAuth, Postman API Platform, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), JSON, Test Automation, Data Validation, JUnit, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Selenium (Software), Mockups, Test Tools, Debugging

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      APIs in Node.js: Write a RESTful API Backend Application

      Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Back-End Web Development, Microsoft Visual Studio, Web Applications, Javascript, Application Development

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      University of Colorado System

      Basic Cryptography and Programming with Crypto API

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Data Encryption Standard, Encryption, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Application Security, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Secure Coding, Data Security, Web Development, Email Security, PHP (Scripting Language), Algorithms, User Provisioning

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      98 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    • REST Assured Fundamentals: Packt
    • API Security on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform: Google Cloud
    • API Development on Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform: Google Cloud
    • Backend Development and API Creation: Packt
    • API Basics 2: Build a Blog (REST, URLs & HTTP Requests): Scrimba
    • APIs in C#: Create a Student Management API: Coursera Project Network
    • Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software: Duke University
    • Building Services with ASP.NET Web API: Board Infinity
    • API Testing Using Rest Assured Test Automation Tool: Coursera Project Network
    • Learn REST API Automation Using REST Assured: Packt

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