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API Design Learning Path

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Overview

Learning path for designing, building, and managing enterprise APIs.

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Prerequisites

  • HTTP/REST fundamentals
  • JSON/XML basics
  • Programming experience
  • Basic architecture concepts

Learning Objectives

  • Master API design principles
  • Understand API architectural styles
  • Implement API security
  • Manage API lifecycle
  • Build API platforms

Modules

Module 1: API Fundamentals

  • What is an API?
  • API types (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP)
  • API lifecycle
  • API-first design
  • API strategies

Module 2: RESTful API Design

  • REST principles
  • Resource modeling
  • HTTP methods and status codes
  • URI design
  • HATEOAS
  • Versioning strategies
  • Pagination
  • Filtering and searching

Module 3: GraphQL

  • GraphQL fundamentals
  • Schema definition
  • Queries and mutations
  • Subscriptions
  • Error handling
  • Performance considerations
  • GraphQL vs REST

Module 4: gRPC

  • Protocol Buffers
  • Service definition
  • Streaming (unary, server, client, bidirectional)
  • Error handling
  • gRPC vs REST
  • Use cases

Module 5: API Security

  • Authentication (API keys, OAuth 2.0, JWT)
  • Authorization
  • Rate limiting
  • Threat protection
  • API encryption (TLS)
  • CORS
  • Security best practices

Module 6: API Documentation

  • OpenAPI/Swagger specification
  • API documentation tools
  • Interactive documentation
  • Code generation
  • API portals
  • Developer experience

Module 7: API Management

  • API gateway patterns
  • Rate limiting and throttling
  • API composition
  • Caching strategies
  • Monitoring and analytics
  • API versioning and deprecation

Module 8: API Platform Architecture

  • API gateway architecture
  • Developer portal
  • API analytics
  • Monetization
  • API marketplace
  • Multi-tenancy

Module 9: API Testing & Quality

  • API testing strategies
  • Contract testing
  • Performance testing
  • Security testing
  • Monitoring
  • SLA management

Hands-On Projects

  • Design RESTful API
  • Build GraphQL API
  • Create gRPC service
  • Set up API gateway
  • Implement OAuth 2.0
  • Create OpenAPI spec
  • Deploy API platform

Timeline

Recommended: 8-10 weeks, 8-12 hours per week

Status: Placeholder
Last Updated: November 2025