Building RESTful APIs Using Node.js and Express

Building RESTful APIs Using Node.js and Express

This course is part of RESTful Microservices Using Node.js and Express Specialization

Instructor: NIIT

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

24 reviews

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Build and document REST APIs using Vanilla and Express.js. Secure the REST API using JWT and Oauth

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For newly emerged technologies, REST APIs provide a flexible and easier process to integrate applications. They have emerged as one of the most common methods used for connecting components of the distributed system. For a backend developer, ability to build REST APIs is a key requirement.

For newly emerged technologies, REST APIs offer a flexible, lightweight process to integrate applications. These API's have emerged as the most common method used for connecting components of the distributed system. For a backend developer building REST APIs is one of the basic requirements. The skills acquired in this learning sprint will enable you to build REST APIs using Vanilla JS.

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16 videos2 readings1 assignment2 programming assignments

16 videos Total 48 minutes

Context Setting 2 minutes
Describe REST API 3 minutes
Explore the applications of RESTful services 3 minutes
Define the components of RESTful services 8 minutes
Implement layers in RESTful services using VanillaJS 2 minutes
Watch and Repeat : Create a HTTP Server 4 minutes
Implement GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE 2 minutes
Access the REST resource through a REST Client 1 minute
Watch and Repeat : To-do Tracker Part1 4 minutes
Watch and Repeat : To-do Tracker Part2 6 minutes
Watch and Repeat : To-do Tracker Part3 5 minutes
Practice Brief 2 minutes
Practice Debrief 1 minute
Challenge Brief 3 minutes
Challenge Debrief 1 minute
Learning Consolidation 1 minute

2 readings Total 20 minutes

Instructions to upload the Programming Assignment Solution 10 minutes
Documenting and Building REST API's using Vanilla Node.js 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Documenting and Building REST API's using Vanilla Node.js 30 minutes

2 programming assignments Total 240 minutes

Product 75 minutes
Movie Application 165 minutes

ExpressJS is one of the best backend development JavaScript Framework. It is primarily used of creating Restful API’s that accept request from frontend and send appropriate responses. With ExpressJS you will be able to scale your application quickly. This learning sprint will enable you to build REST APIs using Express JS and document the REST API using tools like Swagger.

What's included

19 videos1 reading1 assignment2 programming assignments

19 videos Total 71 minutes

Context Setting 2 minutes
Explore the Express framework 4 minutes
Define routes 4 minutes
Define route parameters and handlers in Express 2 minutes
Watch and Repeat : Get Request From Server 3 minutes
Structure Node.js application 2 minutes
Implement Middleware using Express 4 minutes
Watch and Repeat : RESTful API for User Details – 1 5 minutes
Watch and Repeat : RESTful API for User Details – 1 Part2 5 minutes
Watch and Repeat : RESTful API for User Details – 2 5 minutes
Watch and Repeat : RESTful API for User Details – 2 Part2 5 minutes
Document the API using Swagger 6 minutes
Watch and Repeat : The User API Documentation – 1 6 minutes
Watch and Repeat : The User API Documentation – 2 5 minutes
Practice Brief 3 minutes
Practice Debrief 2 minutes
Challenge Brief 4 minutes
Challenge Debrief 2 minutes
Learning Consolidation 2 minutes

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Building REST API's using ExpressJS 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Building REST API's using ExpressJS 30 minutes

2 programming assignments Total 225 minutes

Product Details 60 minutes
Movie Application using ExpressJS 165 minutes

Every day millions of users put out sensitive information on the internet. Keeping this information safe is one of the biggest challenges faced by the developers. For a developer, it is crucial to build secure applications. It is important to secure REST API with basic authentication using JWT or JSON Web Tokens. In this learning sprint, you will learn to authorize applications with external APIs using OAUTH2.

What's included

17 videos1 reading1 assignment2 programming assignments

17 videos Total 60 minutes

Context Setting 2 minutes
Describe Authentication and Authorization 2 minutes
Introduce JSON Web Token(JWT) 1 minute
Describe how JWT works 6 minutes
Implement Authentication using JWT 2 minutes
Watch and Repeat : Implementing JWT 10 minutes
Watch and Repeat : Implementing JWT Part2 6 minutes
Watch and Repeat : Implementing JWT Part3 6 minutes
Describe OAuth2 3 minutes
Build Secure Node.js Applications using OAuth2 3 minutes
Watch and Repeat : GitHub Authentication 5 minutes
Watch and Repeat : GitHub Authentication Part2 6 minutes
Practice Brief 2 minutes
Practice Debrief 1 minute
Challenge Brief 2 minutes
Challenge Debrief 1 minute
Learning Consolidation 1 minute

1 reading Total 10 minutes

Securing REST API's using JSON Web Tokens and Oauth 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Securing REST API's using JSON Web Tokens and Oauth 30 minutes

2 programming assignments Total 225 minutes

Authenticate User 60 minutes
User Authorization 165 minutes

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Reviewed on Dec 25, 2022

If you are a beginner and want to get your hands on Restful Apis, swagger doc, express and such related areas, this course will be a huge help. Recommended!

Reviewed on Oct 23, 2022

Great! From the very basics to good understanind of the logic behing APIs in Express.

Reviewed on Jul 5, 2022

Would be better had he recorded it while he was coding

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