Learn REST API Design in 7 days

Endpoints, resources, status codes, and clean contracts.

  • Daily plan, 45-60 min a day
  • 6 lessons + 18 exercises
  • AI tutor included
duration7-day sprint
Topics6 total
Exercises18 total
levelBeginner
  • No prior coding experience required
  • Practice tasks every day
  • Build impressive portfolio project

What you will learn

A powered by mentors Beginner plan with structured subtopics, quizzes, and practice tasks.

01Foundation

REST principles and resources

Understand REST constraints and resource modeling.

02Foundation

Endpoints, methods, and status codes

Define routes, HTTP verbs, and response codes.

03Core

Filtering, pagination, and versioning

Handle large datasets and API evolution.

04Core

Auth, security, and rate limits

Protect APIs with auth and rate limiting.

05Core

Testing and documentation

Write tests and document APIs clearly.

06Challenge

Design a public API

Create a complete API spec with best practices.

See the quiz + practice flow

Three answered questions and a filled code task so you know exactly what to expect.

Quiz preview

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1. How long is the REST API Design plan?

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2. What level is this REST API Design plan?

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3. Which of these appears in the REST API Design outline?

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REST principles and resources
REST API Design workflow playbook
REST API Design best-practice checklist
REST API Design case study

Code practice preview

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Format a lesson title

Build a helper that formats a lesson label with a padded index and title.

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I redesigned our internal API after this plan. My team noticed the difference immediately.

Rachel F.backend lead

The practice tasks felt like real work, so the lessons actually stuck.

Miguel TorresBackend Engineer

Thirty minutes a day and I was shipping again. The structure keeps me honest.

Emily ChenUX Designer

Ship clean APIs your team will love

7 days of REST principles, resource modeling, status codes, and API contracts — no more guessing.

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