API Development and Management with Apigee

Modern applications rely on robust, secure, and scalable APIs to connect systems and deliver seamless user experiences. Managing these APIs effectively requires a powerful platform that can handle traffic, enforce security, and analyze performance. This written course guides you through the core concepts of API management using the Apigee API platform, helping you transition from understanding basic API architecture to designing, securing, and deploying your own API proxies. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational API management concepts and the architecture of the Apigee platform. - Design and build API proxies to route, transform, and manage backend service traffic. - Secure APIs using modern authentication protocols, including OAuth2, JWT, and API keys. - Configure traffic management policies like rate limiting, quotas, and caching to ensure high availability. - Apply modern OpenAPI specifications to design clean, standardized, and developer-friendly API contracts. - Analyze API performance and troubleshoot issues using monitoring and debugging tools. Starting with essential terminology and design principles, the text-only lessons walk you through step-by-step configurations, policy implementations, and security setups. You will read detailed explanations and analyze practical configuration examples to build your confidence in managing enterprise-grade APIs. This course is designed for beginner developers, system architects, and IT professionals looking to start their journey in API management. No prior experience with Apigee is required, though a basic understanding of web services and HTTP concepts is helpful. Start reading today to master the fundamentals of API management with Apigee.