Learn Open Api Specification (Swagger) - For Beginners (2020)

Learn Open API Specification (Swagger) from scratch. Including YAML basics and how to configure in your Confluence.

What you'll learn

Basics of YAML structure
What is Open API Specification (Swagger specification)
How to create Open API Specification file
Learn to use Swagger editor tool to create and edit Open API file

Requirements

You should have a basic understanding about REST API
Able to understand JSON structure

Description

The Open API Specification (also called "SWAGGER") is currently the most popular way to create specification file for RESTful APIs. Swagger is a set of open source tools that use these Open API Specification definition files.


The course is created in 2020 with Latest OAS 3.0 version. ( THIS COURSE IS LATEST. OAS 3.0 has many differences from OAS 2.0 )


This class is for anyone including : project managers, API product managers, and technical writers, Developers. It assumes that you understand REST and JSON. It is meant to be for people who are new to the Open API Specification and Swagger, rather than for experts.

No coding or High-tech class. This class is to create neat and beautiful documentation for API's.


THE COURSE FLOW:

1. What is API Specification ?

2. OPEN API Specification (SWAGGER)

3. What are the TOOLS & LANGUAGES required

4. Learn basics of YAML language

5. Step by step on designing Open API Specification

ADDITIONAL SECTION - Configuring Open API in Your CONFLUENCE page


This class does not cover:

How to generate Client and Server codes using Swagger editor.

How to set up Swagger on your own web server.


In addition to videos, this course contains hands-on assignments that lead you learn and create OAS file by your own.

Who this course is for:

API Designers
API Developers
Project Managers
Any one interested to learn about API's