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Node.js API Tutorials
Python API Tutorials
PHP API Tutorials
Ruby API Tutorials
Go API Tutorials
Java API Tutorials
Elixir API Tutorials
ASP.NET Web API (C#/.NET) API Tutorials
- Monetize your API!
Related FAQ
- How to add an API to RapidAPI?
- What are the best practices when naming your API?
- How to add API authentication to your API?
- How to make your API public?
- How to invite users to your Private API?
- What are the types of pricing for API?
- Related Resources

Creating your own RESTful API can be a great way to build a business around data you've collected or a service you've created, or it can just be a fun personal project that allows you to learn a new skill.

Here's a list of 20 tutorials on how to design your own REST API!

This list has been sorted by the programming language used in the tutorial, which makes it easy to find the perfect tutorial for your needs.

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Node.js API Tutorials

How to Build a RESTful API in Node.js (with Express.js) – RapidAPI
How to Build a Rest API with Node.js – RapidAPI
RESTful API design with Node.js – Hackernoon
Speed up your RESTful API development in Node.js with Swagger – Scotch.io
Create a single-page web app with REST API backend – Microsoft
Build Node.js RESTful APIs in 10 Minutes – CodeMentor
Build a Node.js RESTful API and deploy it to an API app in Azure – Microsoft Azure

Related: Best Node.js Frameworks to Build APIs with

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Python API Tutorials

How to Build an API with Python (with Flask & RapidAPI) – RapidAPI
How to Create a RESTful API with Python (Django Framework) – RapidAPI
Building a Basic RestFul API in Python – CodeMentor
Build a REST API with Django – A Test Driven Approach: Part 1 – Scotch.io
Building RESTful APIs With Flask: The DIY Approach – EnvatoTuts+
How to Build a Serverless API with Amazon Web Services' API Gateway – Twilio

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PHP API Tutorials

How to Build a RESTful API in PHP (with Laravel) – RapidAPI
How to Create a REST API with MongoDB – RapidAPI
Creating a simple REST API in PHP – shareurcodes
Laravel API Tutorial: How to Build and Test a RESTful API – Toptal

Ruby API Tutorials

How to Build an API in Ruby – RapidAPI
Build a RESTful JSON API With Rails 5 – Part One – Scotch.io

Related: Best Ruby Frameworks to Build RESTful APIs

Go API Tutorials

Building and Testing a REST API in Go with Gorilla Mux and PostgreSQL – Semaphore

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Java API Tutorials

How to Build an API with Java & Spring Boot – Java
Creating A Simple REST Service Using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, And IAM – Finra Technology
Building a RESTful Web Service – Spring.io

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Elixir API Tutorials

Build and test a blazing fast JSON API with Phoenix, an Elixir framework – Thoughtbot

ASP.NET Web API (C#/.NET) API Tutorials

Create a web API with ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio for Windows – Microsoft

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Monetize your API!

Now that you have used one of these tutorials to create an API of your own, you can list your API on the RapidAPI Marketplace!

Click here to begin Monetizing your API!

Are there any tutorials on how to create an API that you highly recommend? Comment your favorite API creation tutorials down below!

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How to add an API to RapidAPI?

This guide will walk you through the easy process of adding your API to RapidAPI by using the
Provider Dashboard. Exposing your API to over a million developers
in a matter of minutes! The RapidAPI Provider Dashboard is our main hub for adding APIs to RapidAPI.

Continue
here.

What are the best practices when naming your API?

Chose a name that is easily discoverable and descriptive
Capitalize the API's name
Remove API from the name

How to add API authentication to your API?

RapidAPI automatically gives your API both authentication and user management functionality. For developers consuming your
API, this provides a seamless integration experience. RapidAPI is able to authenticate requests for all of their API
connections using a single RapidAPI key. To learn more about API Keys on RapidAPI, head over to our docs on
API Keys.

How to make your API public?

Log in to the RapidAPI Provider Dashboard
Navigate to your API's Settings tab
Scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the 'API Visibility' section
Hit the Visibility switch.

How to invite users to your Private API?

Log in to the RapidAPI Provider Dashboard
Navigate to your API's Settings tab
Scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the 'Invite Developer' section
Hit the Invite developer option
In the popout modal: Search for the username for the user you would like to invite, select the user from the
dropdown, and press 'Send Invite'.

What are the types of pricing for API?

All APIs on RapidAPI fall into one of three categories:

Free APIs – APIs that do not require a credit card or subscription plan to consume.
Freemium APIs – Paid APIs that include a limited free tier and require a credit card.
Paid APIs – APIs that require a paid subscription plan and credit card to consume.

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