Course Syllabus

Module 1: REST Fundamentals & HTTP Essentials (4 hrs)

• Understand REST principles, resource modeling, and architectural constraints.
• Learn HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE), idempotency, and status codes

Module 2: API Design & Best Practices (6 hrs)

• Design resource-based URIs, HATEOAS, versioning, and hypermedia.
• Explore error handling, pagination, filtering, and content negotiation

Module 3: Security & Authentication (4 hrs)

• Implement HTTPS, token-based authentication (JWT, OAuth2).
• Prevent common vulnerabilities like injections and XSS

Module 4: Development Tools & Frameworks (6 hrs)

• Set up environments: Python (Flask/FastAPI), Node.js (Express), or Java (Spring Boot, JAX-RS)
• Utilize Postman and Swagger/OpenAPI for design & testing

Module 5: Implementation & CRUD Endpoints (6 hrs)

• Build RESTful services with real frameworks.
• Handle JSON/XML payloads, request validation, serializers.

Module 6: Testing, Documentation & APIs Lifecycle (4 hrs)

• Automate testing using Postman collections, Newman, unit and integration tests
• Create API specs using Swagger/OpenAPI and RAML

Module 7: Performance Optimization & Caching (4 hrs)

• Implement caching strategies and rate limiting.
• Conduct load testing and response optimization

Module 8: API Management & Versioning (4 hrs)

• Introduce API gateways (Apigee, Mulesoft, IBM API Connect).
• Manage API lifecycle: proxying, analytics, version control

Module 9: Deployment & Monitoring (4 hrs)

• Deploy services containerized (Docker) or to cloud platforms.
• Monitor endpoints using logs and metrics.

Module 10: Capstone Project & Case Studies (2 hrs)

• Build a full API: design, implement, test, document, and deploy.
• Host code reviews and iterative feedback session.

• Key Features

    Hands-on projects: real-world mini-projects culminating in a capstone API.

    Comprehensive tooling: Postman + Newman, Swagger/OpenAPI, RAML, and frameworks across languages.

    Security-first approach: HTTPS, token auth, vulnerability mitigation.

    Robust testing: unit, integration, and automated Postman-based testing .

    API lifecycle focus: design, documentation, versioning, and management using gateways .

    Expert-led sessions: live demos, quizzes, group reviews with industry mentors.

    Post-training support: recordings, full code samples, templated guides, and Q&A access.