Pragmatic REST APIs

Learn how to create production-ready REST APIs using the latest features of ASP.NET Core and best practices. Join over 6,400 students and enhance your API design skills.

Course Structure

01. Introduction to REST

Start with a solid understanding of REST principles. Learn about the Richardson Maturity Model, the API-First approach, and set up your development environment for building reliable REST APIs.

02. Building REST APIs

Master HTTP methods, status codes, and REST best practices. Learn to implement CRUD operations, handle child resources, perform validation, and conduct search, filtering, sorting, and pagination.

03. HATEOAS and Change Management

Implement HATEOAS to enhance the discoverability of your APIs. Study content negotiation, API versioning strategies, and effective ways to manage changes in APIs.

04. Authentication and Authorization

Secure your APIs using token-based authentication, JWT, refresh tokens, and implement role- and attribute-based authorization. Learn to protect sensitive data and integrate with external APIs.

05. Client Integration

Learn how to integrate REST APIs with client applications. Build a React client, implement batch resource creation, and use HATEOAS to manage UI behavior. Master generating an HTTP client using OpenAPI specification for safe API consumption.

06. Advanced Aspects of REST API

Enhance your APIs with HTTP caching, optimistic locking, cursor-based pagination, rate limiting, and webhooks. Learn to create reliable and asynchronous REST APIs.

07. Testing REST APIs

Master various testing approaches, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing. Learn to test external services using WireMock and set up automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.

08. Documenting REST APIs

Create comprehensive documentation for your API using OpenAPI/Swagger. Learn to document multiple API versions, describe authentication processes, and explore modern UI alternatives for documentation such as Scalar.

09. Deployment and Monitoring

Deploy your REST APIs on Azure, manage database migrations, and implement monitoring using Application Insights. Learn to automate deployment using GitHub Actions to create a reliable CI/CD pipeline.

More Than Just Theory

The Pragmatic REST APIs course includes not only theory.

Throughout the course, you will build a full-fledged REST API from scratch, starting with basic CRUD operations and ending with advanced features such as HATEOAS, authentication, and automated testing.

The course also includes bonus content to help you master modern approaches to REST API development:

Bonus Course #1 (20 minutes):

REST API Cases from Successful Companies

Analyze real REST APIs from successful companies, studying their design decisions, best practices, and implementation strategies.

Bonus Course #2 (50 minutes):

Building REST APIs with Minimal APIs

Learn to create lightweight and high-performance REST APIs using Minimal APIs in .NET and evaluate if they suit your needs.

Bonus Course #3 (52 minutes):

Integrating Auth0 as an Identity Provider

Learn how to integrate Auth0 for reliable authentication and authorization, as well as how to integrate it with client applications.

After completing the course, you will be able to:

• Confidently build production-ready REST APIs.
• Implement secure and scalable authentication systems.
• Master testing and documenting REST APIs.
• Confidently deploy your APIs in production.