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14 Best API Design Courses on Coursera

We compared 14 API Design courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $49.00. 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
14
Price range
$49.00 – $49.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "api design" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.

The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.

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 $49.00 to $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B Lowest price here

    API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

    Offered by Google Cloud

    In this course, you learn how to design APIs, and how to use OpenAPI specifications to document them. You learn about the API lifecycle, and how the Apigee API platform helps you manage all aspects of the lifecycle. You...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Advanced Backend Development, API Testing, and Deployment

    Offered by Packt

    This course 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 you progress through the co...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Programming APIs with C# and .NET

    Offered by Packt

    Unlock the power of C# and .NET as you master the art of developing high-performance APIs. Through this course, you will learn how to design and deploy scalable, secure, and efficient APIs that power modern applications....

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Building Services with ASP.NET Web API

    Offered by Board Infinity

    Dive into the intricate world of building services using the ASP.NET Web API with this meticulously crafted course. Designed to cater to individuals ranging from beginners to those with a foundational understanding, this...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects

    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...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Java Coding Problems

    Offered by Packt

    Modern Java continues to evolve with powerful language features, APIs, and runtime improvements that enable developers to build more maintainable, efficient, and scalable applications. This Specialization provides a stru...

    $49.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Advanced API Technologies

    Offered by Edureka

    APIs are the backbone of modern applications, connecting services, powering mobile apps, and enabling cloud platforms. In this course, Advanced API Technologies, you’ll go beyond the basics of REST and explore GraphQL, a...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform

    Offered by Google Cloud

    This three-course specialization will introduce you to the many out of box capabilities of the Google Cloud Platform (Apigee) and how to apply them to your APIs to properly implement and secure them. Through a combinatio...

    $49.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera Certificate Grade B

    API Development and Architecture

    Offered by Edureka

    APIs are the backbone of today’s digital ecosystem, enabling seamless communication between applications, systems, and services. This Specialization is designed for software developers, engineers, and IT professionals wh...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Security, Testing, and Deployment

    Offered by Microsoft

    This is primarily aimed at first- and second-year undergraduates interested in engineering or science, along with high school students and professionals with an interest in programming.n this course, learners will expand...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    OO: Python to Rust

    Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs

    OO: Python to Rust is a hands-on course on object-oriented design for engineers moving from Python (a class-based, dynamic OO language) to Rust (a struct-and-trait-based language with no inheritance and strict ownership)...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Tokens to Deployment: NLP, Language Models, & Production API

    Offered by Coursera

    This comprehensive program takes you through the complete lifecycle of building and deploying natural language processing and multimodal AI systems. From tokenization fundamentals to production API design, you'll develop...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Spring Boot REST API: Real-World Java Projects

    Offered by EDUCBA

    This specialization equips learners with the practical skills to design, build, test, and deploy robust RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and Java. Through four case-study-based courses, learners will master API development...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade D

    RESTful MVC Architecture

    Offered by Codio

    This course is designed for learners who want to gain practical experience with RESTful MVC architecture. Learn how to organize server-side code based on models, views, and controllers. You will then learn about the REST...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best API Design Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 API Design and Fundamentals of Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform Coursera Google Cloud $49.00 View →
2 Advanced Backend Development, API Testing, and Deployment Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
3 Programming APIs with C# and .NET Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
4 Building Services with ASP.NET Web API Coursera Board Infinity $49.00 View →
5 Advanced AJAX Techniques and Final Projects Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
6 Java Coding Problems Coursera Packt $49.00 View →
7 Advanced API Technologies Coursera Edureka $49.00 View →
8 Developing APIs with Google Cloud's Apigee API Platform Coursera Google Cloud $49.00 View →
9 API Development and Architecture Coursera Edureka $49.00 View →
10 Security, Testing, and Deployment Coursera Microsoft $49.00 View →
11 OO: Python to Rust Coursera Pragmatic AI Labs $49.00 View →
12 Tokens to Deployment: NLP, Language Models, & Production API Coursera Coursera $49.00 View →
13 Spring Boot REST API: Real-World Java Projects Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
14 RESTful MVC Architecture Coursera Codio $49.00 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 14 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $0.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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 Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick.

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