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API design and microservices standards: REST, openapi and events

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for back-end engineers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 21 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 9 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: An API change that broke three teams · 7 min

    Before you begin · The rename · What went wrong

  • Lesson 2: HTTP, REST and status codes · 7 min

    Methods at a glance · Pick the code · Check

  • Lesson 3: Designing and versioning an API · 7 min

    Contract first · A breaking change? · Style guide

  • Lesson 4: Monolith, microservices and events · 7 min

    Trade-offs · Choose for the case · Events

  • Lesson 5: Queues and failure handling · 7 min

    When calls fail · The double charge · Check

  • Lesson 6: API security and final assessment · 5 min

    Before it ships · Practice

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Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding, and before an API style guide or versioning policy is introduced.

Back-end engineers, integration developers and API product owners; run by platform engineering leads with L&D.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Link to the organisation API style guide
  • Security team contact
  • Link to the engineering standards or style guide
  • Where completion is recorded
  • Who to ask for help or to report a concern
  • Link to the self-paced course
  • List of approved tools and versions
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