Master API Design and Management: Become an Apigee Expert

This course path will equip you with the skills to design, develop, secure, deploy, and manage APIs using Google Cloud’s Apigee API Platform.

Target Audience:

• API Developers
• Integration Specialists
• Architects looking to leverage Apigee

Learning Path:

The Apigee learning path can be approached in a few ways depending on your experience level. Here’s a recommended path with an increasing level of complexity:

1. Foundational Knowledge:

• Module 1: Introduction to Apigee and API Management
  • What are APIs and their role in modern applications?
  • Introduction to Apigee API Platform and its core concepts.
  • Benefits of using Apigee for managing APIs.

• Module 2: API Design Fundamentals
  • Designing RESTful APIs for clarity and efficiency.
  • Understanding API lifecycle: design, development, deployment, and management.
  • Introduction to OpenAPI Specification (OAS) for API definition.

2. Apigee Core Functionality:

• Module 3: Building APIs with Apigee Proxies
  • Creating and configuring API proxies to route API calls.
  • Defining proxy endpoints, policies, and security aspects.
  • Hands-on Lab: Building a simple API proxy using Apigee.

• Module 4: Data Transformation and Mediation
  • Working with different data formats (JSON, XML, SOAP) in Apigee.
  • Using policies for data manipulation and transformation.
  • Hands-on Lab: Implementing data transformation policies in an Apigee proxy.

3. Advanced Apigee Features:

• Module 5: Traffic Management and Security
  • Implementing traffic management techniques like caching, rate limiting, and quotas.
  • Securing APIs with OAuth, API keys, and other mechanisms.
  • Hands-on Lab: Configuring traffic management and security policies in Apigee.

• Module 6: Developer Portal and Analytics
  • Creating a developer portal to document and share your APIs.
  • Monitoring API usage and performance with Apigee analytics.
  • Hands-on Lab: Setting up a developer portal and analyzing API traffic.

4. Additional Resources:

• Google Cloud offers additional courses on specific Apigee functionalities like CI/CD for API deployments.
• Explore the Apigee documentation and tutorials for in-depth learning.
• Consider certification programs to validate your Apigee skills.

By completing this learning path, you’ll gain the expertise to build robust and secure APIs that empower developers and streamline application integration.