API Creation & Manipulation

API Creation & Manipulation

Duration: TBD
Lessons: 21
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A comprehensive guide to building, securing, and scaling modern APIs. Master REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and the operational excellence required for production-grade backends.

Curriculum

The API Landscape

  • Introduction to APIs & HTTP
  • REST vs GraphQL vs gRPC
  • The Request-Response Cycle

REST Mastery

  • HTTP Mastery (Methods & Codes)
  • Resource-Oriented URI Design
  • Advanced REST: Pagination & Filtering

GraphQL Foundations

  • GraphQL Schema & SDL
  • Queries & Mutations
  • Addressing the N+1 Problem

API Security & Defense

  • Authentication Patterns (JWT, OAuth2)
  • Rate Limiting & CORS
  • OWASP API Security Top 10

Documentation & Developer Experience (DX)

  • OpenAPI & Swagger Standards
  • Contract-First Development

Reliability & High Performance

  • Caching Strategies (Redis & CDN)
  • Webhooks & WebSockets
  • API Observability & Tracing

Practical Exercises

  • Exercise: Designing a REST Social API
  • Exercise: Security Audit & Protection
  • Exercise: Designing a GraphQL Schema