RESTful API Design & Development
API engineering is the connective tissue of modern software. Designing APIs that are robust, clean, self-documenting, and scalable is a core professional skill. This course covers the architectural constraints of Representational State Transfer (REST) and how they translate into production code. You will learn resource-oriented modeling, standard HTTP methods, correct status codes, versioning protocols, and pagination strategies. You will build functional backend APIs from scratch, manage multi-format request parsing, handle media uploads, generate interactive OpenAPI/Swagger documentation, write automated test cases, and integrate defensive API protection measures like rate limiting and CORS policies.
Architecture Intensive
Curriculum Outcomes
Architect intuitive, resource-oriented endpoint mappings in compliance with REST guidelines
Implement dynamic request filtering, sorting, pagination, and media/file upload processing
Auto-generate interactive, standard-compliant OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
Build automated integration test suites for APIs using professional tools
Secure APIs using defensive mechanisms including rate limiting, request validation, and CORS
Modules
Step-by-step masteryAPI Design Principles
Explores REST constraints, URL design, and resource identification. Students learn standard HTTP methods, status codes, and methods for versioning and paginating APIs to make them durable and easy to consume.
Building APIs in Practice
Applies API theoretical concepts to write real, operational code. Covers project architecture, building standard CRUD endpoints, and handling dynamic parameters, search queries, and binary media uploads.
Documentation & Testing
Introduces the professional toolchain for API lifecycle management. Students write interactive Swagger/OpenAPI docs, perform automated API testing, and implement server-side protection using rate-limiting middleware.
Capstone Project - JobConnect Job Board API
An extensive project where students build, document, test, secure, and publish a high-performance backend API for a professional recruitment marketplace application.