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Elevo Labs
Development Tools & DevOps

API & Web Services Fundamentals

Amit Chandrakar

Instructor: Amit Chandrakar

Created: 16 June, 2025
Updated: 16 June, 2025

Course Description

In today's connected world, APIs are the backbone of software. This course provides a fundamental understanding of what web services and APIs are and how they work. We cover the core architectural styles that dominate modern development: REST and GraphQL.

You will learn the principles of REST, including resources, HTTP verbs, and statelessness. We'll explore the structure of a GraphQL query and understand why it's a powerful alternative to REST. The course also covers common data formats like JSON, and essential authentication strategies used to secure APIs, such as API Keys and JWT.

What You'll Learn:

  • Core concepts of APIs and Web Services.
  • In-depth understanding of RESTful principles.
  • An introduction to GraphQL.
  • Common data formats like JSON.
  • API authentication and security concepts.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is for aspiring front-end and back-end developers, project managers, and anyone who needs to understand how modern applications communicate.

What is an API?
20min

REST Principles
30min
HTTP Verbs and Status Codes
30min

What is GraphQL and How it Differs from REST
35min

Working with JSON
25min

Authentication vs. Authorization
20min
Common Authentication Patterns
30min

Design a REST API for a Blog
1hr

Instructor

Amit Chandrakar
Amit Chandrakar

Senior Full Stack Developer & Instructor

7 Courses

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Courses Includes:

  • Price : ₹4500
  • Instructor : Priya Sharma
  • Durations : 3 weeks
  • Modules : 6
  • Language : English, Hindi
  • Level : Beginner, Expert
  • Certifications : Yes
  • Get Curriculum: Download

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