10-Week API Mastery Learning Plan
Week 1: API Basics
- What is an API?
- Types: Public, Private, Partner
- REST vs SOAP vs GraphQL
- HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
- Tools: Postman, Curl
Week 2: RESTful API Deep Dive
- REST principles
- Status codes: 200, 400, 401, etc.
- Query params vs request body
- Hands-on: JSONPlaceholder, OpenWeather
Week 3: API Authentication
- API Keys
- Basic Auth
- Hands-on: Use Google Maps API
Week 4: OAuth2 and JWT
- OAuth 2.0 flow
- JWT structure
- Practice with GitHub or Google login
Week 5: Create Your Own API
- Tools: Node.js + Express or Python + Flask
- Build CRUD API
- JSON responses and status codes
Week 6: API with Databases
- Connect API to MongoDB/PostgreSQL
- Add pagination, filtering, error handling
Week 7: API Design & Best Practices
- RESTful URI conventions
- Versioning
- Rate limiting
- OpenAPI (Swagger)
10-Week API Mastery Learning Plan
Week 8: Documentation & Testing
- Swagger UI docs
- Postman automation
- Test collections
Week 9: Security & Performance
- HTTPS, CORS, CSRF
- Token expiration
- Caching, gzip
Week 10: API Integration & Deployment
- Integrate Google Maps, Stripe
- Deploy to Heroku, Vercel
- Monitor with Apigee
Tools & Resources
- Tools: Postman, Node.js, MongoDB, Swagger
- Deployment: Render, Heroku
- Monitoring: RapidAPI
- Book: API Design Patterns
- Courses: Udemy, Coursera