REST API Tutorial — Complete Guide
REST APIs power virtually every modern application — from mobile apps to microservices. This 15-lesson course takes you from HTTP fundamentals to building, securing, documenting, testing, and deploying production-ready REST APIs.
► Course Curriculum
| Lesson | Topic |
|---|---|
| Lesson 1 | What is a REST API? |
| Lesson 2 | HTTP Methods & Status Codes |
| Lesson 3 | Designing RESTful Endpoints |
| Lesson 4 | Request & Response Structure |
| Lesson 5 | JSON Data Format & Serialization |
| Lesson 6 | Authentication — API Keys & JWT |
| Lesson 7 | Authorization & Role-Based Access |
| Lesson 8 | Building a CRUD API (Node + Express) |
| Lesson 9 | Pagination, Filtering & Sorting |
| Lesson 10 | Input Validation & Error Responses |
| Lesson 11 | API Versioning Strategies |
| Lesson 12 | Rate Limiting & Security Headers |
| Lesson 13 | API Documentation with Swagger/OpenAPI |
| Lesson 14 | Testing REST APIs (Jest + Supertest) |
| Lesson 15 | Deploying & Monitoring REST APIs |