Monthly Subscription Starting at AED 99 + VAT

Using APIs for Network Automation
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 4 hours
  • Course by Cisco Learning and Certifications
  • Offered by

About

This course will provide a solid foundation for understanding how APIs are utilized in network automation by discussing important topics such as data encoding formats, REST APIs, and the Python Requests library. Upon completion of the course, you will be equipped with the necessary skills to utilize APIs in your network automation solution and be able to describe the usefulness of APIs in this context. This course is primarily intended for network engineers, systems engineers, network architects, and managers interested in learning the fundamentals of network automation and network APIs. By the end of the course, you will be able to: - Describe the need for data encoding formats and study various data encoding formats. - Interpret and construct HTTP-Based APIs calls to network devices. - Construct and interpret Python scripts using the Python requests module to automate devices that have HTTP-based APIs. To be successful in this course, you should be proficient in fundamental network routing & switching technologies, understand the basics of Python programming (3-6 mos exp.) and have some familiarity with Linux.

Modules

Course Introduction for Using APIs for Network Automation

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
Show info about module content

1 Discussions

  • Meet and Greet

1 Videos

  • Network Automation Engineering Fundamentals - Specialization Introduction

2 Readings

  • Using APIs for Network Automation Course Syllabus
  • Course Introduction for Using APIs for Network Automation

Module Introduction for Reviewing Data Formats and Data Encoding

    • 1 Videos
Show info about module content

1 Videos

  • Module Introduction for Reviewing Data Formats and Data Encoding

Data Encoding Formats

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for Data Encoding Formats

1 Videos

  • Data Encoding Formats

2 Readings

  • Data Encoding Formats
  • Serialization and Deserialization of Data

JavaScript Object Notation

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for JavaScript Object Notation

1 Videos

  • JavaScript Object Notation

2 Readings

  • JavaScript Object Notation
  • JSON in Python

Extensible Markup Language

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Questions for Extensible Markup Language

1 Videos

  • Extensible Markup Language

2 Readings

  • Extensible Markup Language
  • Work with XML and JSON

YAML Data Serialization Standard

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for YAML Data Serialization Standard

1 Videos

  • YAML Data Serialization Standard

1 Readings

  • YAML Data Serialization Standard

Ask The Expert—Data Encoding Formats

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for Ask the Expert session

1 Videos

  • Ask The Expert—Data Encoding Formats

Graded Assesment

    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Graded Quiz for Reviewing Data Formats and Data Encoding

Module Introduction to Introducing HTTP Network APIs

    • 1 Videos
Show info about module content

1 Videos

  • Module Introduction to Introducing HTTP Network APIs

API Overview

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for API Overview

1 Videos

  • API Overview

1 Readings

  • API Overview

HTTP-Based APIs

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for HTTP-Based APIs

1 Videos

  • HTTP-Based APIs

1 Readings

  • HTTP-Based APIs

RESTful APIs vs. Non-RESTful APIs

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for RESTful APIs vs. Non-RESTful APIs

1 Videos

  • RESTful APIs vs. Non-RESTful APIs

1 Readings

  • RESTful APIs vs. Non-RESTful APIs

Common API Constraints

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for Common API Constraints

1 Videos

  • Common API Constraints

1 Readings

  • Common API Constraints

Postman

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for Postman

1 Videos

  • Postman

1 Readings

  • Postman

Streaming Telemetry

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for Streaming Telemetry

1 Videos

  • Streaming Telemetry

1 Readings

  • Streaming Telemetry

Graded Assessment

    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Graded Quiz for Introducing HTTP Network APIs

Module Introduction to Using Python Requests to Automate HTTP-Based APIs

    • 1 Videos
Show info about module content

1 Videos

  • Module Introduction to Using Python Requests to Automate HTTP-Based APIs

Python Request Overview

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for Python Request Overview

1 Videos

  • Python Requests Overview

1 Readings

  • Python Requests Overview

HTTP Authentication

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz for HTTP Authentication

2 Videos

  • HTTP Authentication - Part 1
  • HTTP Authentication - Part 2

3 Readings

  • HTTP Authentication
  • Token-Based Authentication
  • Session-Based Authentication

Graded Assessment

    • 1 Assignment
Show info about module content

1 Assignment

  • Graded Quiz for Using Python Requests to Automate HTTP-Based APIs

Auto Summary

"Using APIs for Network Automation" is an essential course for IT professionals, focusing on harnessing APIs to streamline network automation. Led by Coursera, it covers data encoding formats, REST APIs, and Python Requests, providing hands-on skills for network engineers, architects, and managers. With a 240-minute duration, the course requires a basic understanding of networking, Python, and Linux, and offers a Starter subscription level.

Cisco Learning & Certifications
Instructor

Cisco Learning & Certifications