1.
Introduction to the Course
4 Lessons
The chapter outlines the APIs and their significance in software communication, emphasizing product design practices and business considerations.
2.
Network Intricacies
3 Lessons
This chapter teaches network fundamentals, focusing on latency, throughput, and network sockets as the foundation for communication.
3.
Different Ways of Client-Server Communication
5 Lessons
The chapter explores client-server communication methods, including HTTP, RPCs, and WebSockets, to understand how data is transmitted over the web.
4.
Common Data Formats for Web APIs
4 Lessons
The chapter discusses the importance and selection of data formats for effective API communication, covering textual and binary types for optimal performance.
5.
Comparison of API Architectural Styles
7 Lessons
This chapter compares REST, GraphQL, and gRPC, teaching you how to evaluate and choose based on their applications, advantages, and trade-offs.
6.
API Design Security
9 Lessons
This chapter covers API security, including TLS, input validation, CORS, authentication, authorization, and security frameworks.
7.
Important Concepts in API Design
18 Lessons
The chapter emphasizes key API design concepts including versioning, rate limiting, caching, and monitoring, essential for efficiency and user experience.
8.
Back-of-the-Envelope Calculations for Latency
5 Lessons
This chapter focuses on estimating API response times, processing times, and latency essential for performance evalulation and user satisfaction.
9.
What Are the Foundational API Designs?
3 Lessons
This chapter introduces the REDCAMEL approach for designing APIs and foundational API designs for reusable functionalities across applications.
10.
Design a Search Service
6 Lessons
This chapter covers the design of a search service, including requirements, design decisions, API models, and latency estimation.
11.
Design a File Service
4 Lessons
The chapter outlines the design and evaluation of a file service API, focusing on requirements, architecture, and optimization for reliability and performance.
12.
Design a Comment Service
5 Lessons
The chapter explores the design elements and requirements for a comment service API, focusing on functionality, architecture, and latency evaluation.
13.
Design a Pub-Sub Service
5 Lessons
The chapter explores the design and implementation of a pub-sub service, focusing on asynchronous communication, API requirements, and performance evaluation.
14.
Concluding Foundational Design Problems
1 Lesson
The chapter delves into advanced API design challenges using API designs like search, pub-sub, file and commenting as foundation.
15.
YouTube Streaming API Design
6 Lessons
The chapter discusses the comprehensive design of the YouTube Streaming API, focusing on requirements, architecture, and latency management for optimal user experience.
16.
Facebook Messenger API Design
4 Lessons
This chapter covers Messenger API design, emphasizing efficient messaging, security, and real-time communication.
17.
Google Maps API Design
4 Lessons
The Google Maps API design focusing requirements, architectural design decisions, API endpoint functionalities, and performance evaluation strategies.
18.
Learn to Design a Chess API with AI Mentor
1 Lesson
In this chapter, you will interact with our AI mentor for enhanced development feedback to design a Chess API.
This chapter teaches video conferencing API design, focusing on requirements, network architecture, real-time communication, and optimal performance strategies.
20.
Leetcode API Design
4 Lessons
The chapter discusses the design and functionalities of the LeetCode API, emphasizing service structure, efficiency, and user interaction.
21.
Payment Gateway API Design—Stripe
6 Lessons
This chapter is about Stripe API design teaching payment processing while ensuring security, reliability, and efficient transactions and data management.
22.
Twitter API Design
4 Lessons
The chapter teaches Twitter API design emphasizing user interactions, API model, and efficient performance management.
The chapter discusses the Uber API's design, covering key API architectural decisions and evaluations to ensure efficiency and security.
24.
CamelCamelCamel API Design
5 Lessons
This chapter explores how CamelCamelCamel API is designed to track Amazon product price drops focusing a robust API design using REST API.
25.
Gaming API Design
5 Lessons
The chapter explores the complexities of gaming API design, focusing on optimal performance using event-driven architecture and JSON data format.
26.
API Failures and Mitigations
4 Lessons
This chapter covers causes of API failures discussing notable incidents and robust mitigation strategies to enhance reliability and prevent disruptions.
This chapter wraps up the course discussing API design key takeaways, strategies for implementation and testing, and the next step for API design mastery.