8 Best REST API Courses for Beginners
We compared 8 Rest API courses currently listed on Udemy and Coursera, priced from $24.99 to $199.99. 7 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 8
- Price range
- $24.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Udemy, Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Udemy, Coursera, matched to "rest api" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $24.99 to $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Udemy CertificateIntroduction to Testing in Go (Golang)
Writing unit tests and integration tests is one of the most-neglected aspects of software development. All too often, a developer will find him or herself say "but it works on my computer!" when a project is presumed fin...
$59.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateReact Js A-Z With Laravel - For Beginner to Advanced Level
This React Js A-Z With Laravel Course will help you to become a Full Stack Web DeveloperReact has rapidly become one of the most powerful tools for building Web Applications. Top sites using React include Facebook, Twitt...
$199.99listed price -
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Express JS Fast Learn for Beginner
A Complete Guide to the Node JS & Express JS Framework for building backend app and also REST API, this course is best for beginner who want to start learning backend development. No frontend technologies,...
$24.99listed price -
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Udemy CertificateIntroduction to Oracle Visual Builder for Developers: Gen 3
This course is designed to help developers who aspire to learn Oracle Visual Builder application development (VBCS) from scratch. Please enroll to this course only if you are planning to learn the basics of Oracle...
$39.99listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditLearn Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Beginner to Expert
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as yo...
$49.00listed price -
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditREST Assured Java - Beginners
Offered by EDUCBA
Build practical skills in REST API testing with REST Assured in Java through a hands-on learning experience focused on designing, implementing, and validating API test cases. This course introduces the fundamentals of RE...
$49.00listed price -
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Udemy CertificateLEGACY - Spring and Hibernate for Beginners
In this course, you'll gain a solid foundation in the Spring Framework and Hibernate, essential tools for Java development. The curriculum covers everything from Spring Core, Spring REST, and Spring Security to real-time...
$29.99listed price -
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Complete Cisco CCNA 200-301 Prep: From Beginner to Certified
Networking is the backbone of modern IT, powering everything from home Wi-Fi to enterprise networks, data centers, and cloud services. This Complete CCNA 200-301 Prep course is a complete, exam-aligned training path desi...
$199.99listed price
Best REST API Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Introduction to Testing in Go (Golang) | Udemy | — | $59.99 | View → |
| 2 | React Js A-Z With Laravel - For Beginner to Advanced Level | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 3 | Express JS Fast Learn for Beginner | Udemy | — | $24.99 | View → |
| 4 | Introduction to Oracle Visual Builder for Developers: Gen 3 | Udemy | — | $39.99 | View → |
| 5 | Learn Spring Boot in 100 Steps - Beginner to Expert | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | REST Assured Java - Beginners | Coursera | EDUCBA | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | LEGACY - Spring and Hibernate for Beginners | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 8 | Complete Cisco CCNA 200-301 Prep: From Beginner to Certified | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 8 priced courses on this page run from $24.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $175.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from Udemy and Coursera. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Rest API from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 30 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.