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intermediateFull day (8 hours)hybrid

Building Production-Ready APIs

Master the art of building APIs that scale. This hands-on workshop covers everything from design principles to deployment strategies, with practical exercises using real-world scenarios.

APINode.jsRESTBackend

Overview

This workshop is designed for developers who want to level up their API development skills. Whether you're building your first production API or looking to improve existing ones, you'll gain practical knowledge you can apply immediately.

Workshop Approach

We take a hands-on approach. Throughout the day, you'll build a real API from scratch, implementing each concept as we cover it. By the end, you'll have a fully functional, production-ready API that you can use as a reference for future projects.

What Makes This Different

Unlike theoretical courses, this workshop focuses on practical, real-world scenarios:

  • We discuss trade-offs, not just best practices
  • You'll implement patterns in code, not just read about them
  • We cover the hard problems: error handling, testing edge cases, deployment

Who This Is For

This workshop is ideal if you:

  • Build APIs as part of your job
  • Want to improve the quality and reliability of your APIs
  • Need to understand what "production-ready" actually means
  • Are preparing to build a new API-based system

What You'll Build

During the workshop, you'll build a task management API with:

  • RESTful resource design
  • JWT authentication
  • Role-based access control
  • Comprehensive test suite
  • Health checks and monitoring endpoints
  • Docker-based deployment configuration

What You Will Learn

  • Design APIs following industry best practices
  • Implement robust input validation and error handling
  • Build authentication and authorization systems
  • Write effective tests at multiple levels
  • Deploy with confidence using health checks and monitoring
  • Handle common production challenges like rate limiting and caching

Agenda

1

API Design Fundamentals

1.5 hours

Resource modeling, URL structure, HTTP methods, versioning strategies, and documentation with OpenAPI.

2

Implementation Patterns

2 hours

Project structure, input validation, error handling, and building maintainable code.

3

Security & Authentication

1.5 hours

JWT authentication, OAuth integration, authorization patterns, and security best practices.

4

Testing Strategies

1.5 hours

Unit tests, integration tests, contract tests, and load testing fundamentals.

5

Production Readiness

1.5 hours

Health checks, logging, monitoring, deployment strategies, and operational concerns.

Training Details

Duration
Full day (8 hours)
Format
hybrid
Level
intermediate
Target Audience
  • Backend developers
  • Full-stack engineers
  • Tech leads

Prerequisites

  • Comfortable with JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Basic understanding of HTTP and REST
  • Familiarity with Node.js
  • Laptop with Node.js 18+ and Docker installed