Duration
2 Days
Target Audience
- Developers
- Architects
- Ream leaders
- Product managers
Method of Delivery
On-site or Remote
Course Description
This intensive 2-day course provides a deep dive into designing and implementing professional REST APIs. You’ll learn REST fundamentals, including HTTP verbs, URL structuring, response codes, and API versioning, as well as best practices for authentication, authorization, performance, and security.
We’ll also cover documentation with OpenAPI, effective API testing with Postman, and explore advanced topics like rate limiting, caching, and error handling.
With over 20 years of experience as a software architect, I bring real-world expertise to help you build scalable, secure, and maintainable APIs that follow industry best practices. This course is hands-on, ensuring your team will gain practical experience in designing, testing, and deploying RESTful APIs.
Syllabus
Day 1: Fundamentals of REST API Design
- What is REST? Principles and characteristics
- HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH)
- URL structure and resource naming conventions
- Status codes and error handling
- Working with Postman to test REST APIs
- Hands-on lab: Creating a well designed REST API
Day 2: Advanced Topics & Best Practices
- API documentation with OpenAPI (Swagger)
- Authentication & Authorization (OAuth 2.0, JWT, API keys)
- Versioning strategies (URI versioning, headers, content negotiation)
- Improving API performance: Caching, rate limiting, pagination
- Security best practices: Input validation, preventing common attacks
- Testing and monitoring APIs (automated tests, logging)
- Hands-on lab: Implementing and securing a production-ready API
Additional Notes
- This course is highly practical and hands-on.
- The content, structure, and duration can be customized to meet your team’s specific needs.
Want to discuss this course and see how it can elevate your team’s architecture skills? Let’s talk.
Faq
Yes! All training sessions can be tailored to your team’s specific needs. Whether you need a deep dive into a particular topic or a broad overview of best practices, I can adjust the content to match your business goals, technology stack, budget and experience level.
Yes, training can be delivered both remotely and on-site. Remote training is ideal for distributed teams, while on-site sessions provide an interactive, hands-on experience. I’m happy to discuss the best format for your team.
The training is designed for developers, software architects, DevOps engineers, and technical leaders who want to enhance their skills in software architecture, cloud architecture, API design, software security, and related topics. Courses can be adapted for both beginners and experienced professionals.
Pricing depends on several factors, including course content, duration, and whether the training is remote or on-site. Contact me with details about your needs, and I’ll provide a customized quote.
With 20+ years of experience, certifications in AWS, Azure, and GCP, and a track record of teaching over 300K students worldwide, my training sessions focus on real-world, practical knowledge that your team can apply immediately. Additionally, I have worked with enterprises, government organizations, startups, SMBs, banking, telecom companies, and more, so I understand the unique challenges faced by different industries and can tailor the training accordingly.
Simply contact me with details about your team, preferred topics, and training format. I’ll get back to you with a proposal that fits your needs.