API Development: Introduction to APIs

Without APIs most software would cease to exist. In this course you’ll learn about the importance of APIs and the move towards cloud-based web services. Youll explore use cases how they are used for modeling behavior and how to create a use case diagram. You’ll then examine the differences between common API use cases and public APIs and web services that can be consumed. Next you’ll learn how to use a weather service web API and examine common API issues when developing and using APIs. You’ll then explore API lifecycle management and cloud-based APIs and their importance to developers. Lastly you’ll learn API development skills characteristics that make a good API and modern trends in API design.