15 Best API Development Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 API Development 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
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "api development" 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.
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Modern API Development
Offered by Edureka
This course covers the essentials of building and designing APIs, including frameworks, RESTful design, validation, testing, and performance optimization to help participants build and manage APIs effectively. Tailored f...
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Microsoft Secure & Scalable API Development with .NET
Offered by Microsoft
Build practical back-end development skills with .NET and learn how to create secure, scalable, and high-performing APIs for modern applications. This Professional Certificate helps you understand the complete API develo...
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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...
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4
GraphQL API Development: Schema Design,Security & Deployment
Offered by Board Infinity
Build GraphQL APIs that go beyond basic queries—secure, real-time, and cloud-ready. In this course, you’ll master advanced schema design, secure data flow, real-time subscriptions, and scalable deployment. Use Apollo Ser...
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SwiftUI & Node.js: Intro to Full Stack Development
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...
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6
Prompt Engineering in Python, with GPT, and the OpenAI API
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...
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7
GitHub Copilot: AI-Powered Coding & Productivity
Offered by KodeKloud
Unlock the power of AI in software development with our comprehensive GitHub Copilot course. Designed to enhance your coding experience, this course introduces you to the features and techniques that will transform your...
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GitHub: Evaluating and Integrating AI Models
Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs
Learn to evaluate, select, and integrate AI models using GitHub Models — a service that provides ready-to-use, off-the-shelf machine learning models directly within the GitHub platform. You will navigate the GitHub Model...
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.NET Core Mastery: Advanced Techniques for Exp Developers
Offered by EDUCBA
Overview: Elevate your expertise in .NET Core with our specialization. Master advanced C# programming, web application development, testing, debugging, and building scalable applications. Gain insights into clean archite...
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10
Svelte 5 & SvelteKit For Hands-On Modern Web Development
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...
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Learning MEAN Stack by Building Real world Application
Offered by Board Infinity
The MEAN Stack Web Development Specialization prepares you to build fast, scalable, full-stack applications using MongoDB, Express, Angular, and Node.js. Through three hands-on courses, you’ll master Angular for responsi...
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Node.js & Express.js Foundations
Offered by LearnKartS
Ready to master backend development? Building scalable, high-performance web applications starts with mastering Node.js and Express.js. The challenge? Many developers struggle with creating secure APIs and integrating th...
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Modern Web Development Specialization
Offered by EDUCBA
This specialization offers a comprehensive journey through modern web development using ASP.NET Core, CI/CD, and cloud technologies. The "Introduction to Modern Web Development with ASP.NET Core" course provides a solid...
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Agentic AI Engineering: RAG, MCP & MERN
Offered by LearnKartS
What if your AI couldthink, decide, and act—not just respond? Welcome toAgentic AI Engineering, a hands-on specialization designed to help you buildautonomous, production-ready AI systems. Unlike traditional AI courses t...
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Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript
Offered by Board Infinity
The Full-Stack Web Development Specialization equips you with the skills to design and deploy modern, responsive web applications end to end. Across three courses, you’ll build engaging UIs with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript,...
$49.00listed price
Best API Development Courses on Coursera compared
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What the prices here tell you
The 15 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
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