Course 1 of 3
API Foundations
Learn what an API is by calling real ones. Covers requests, JSON responses, API keys, GET and POST, and error codes, with a live call for every concept.
5 lessons1.7 hours
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APIVerve Certified: API Fundamentals
Learn to call, read, secure and build with REST APIs. The starting point for students and developers new to APIs.
- Courses3 · 15 lessons
- Study timeabout 7 hours
- Exam30 questions · 45 min
- Passing score700 / 1000
- ValidityNever expires
- PriceFree
The path to APV-100
Students and developers making their first real API integrations. Three courses, taken in order; finish one and its badge is yours, finish all three and the exam is waiting at the end.
- Course 2 of 3
Calling APIs from Code
Write API code you can ship in JavaScript and Python, with timeouts, retries, safely stored keys, caching and credit budgets.
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Build Real Projects
Five small projects that each solve a real problem: a signup gate, a weather widget, a currency converter, a QR code generator and a multi-API pipeline.
5 lessons3 hours0 of 5 lessonsStart course - Exam APV-100
APIVerve Certified Developer: API Fundamentals
30 questions in 45 minutes, some of them hands-on with real API requests. Pass with 700 out of 1000 and get a credential anyone can verify.
Skills measured
Three skill areas, weighted equally
Each course is one skill area, 10 questions each, drawn fresh for every attempt.
API Foundations
33%- Make a real API request from the terminal, the browser and code
- Read a JSON response and pull out the field you need
- Authenticate with an API key, and keep that key out of public code
- Choose between GET and POST, and send parameters the right way
- Diagnose a failed call from its status code and error message
Study: API Foundations · 5 lessons
Calling APIs from Code
33%- Call an API with fetch in Node and the browser, and with requests in Python
- Add timeouts and retry with exponential backoff only when it is safe
- Keep API keys on the server with environment variables and a small proxy
- Cache responses so repeat lookups cost nothing
- Budget credits and stay under rate limits
Study: Calling APIs from Code · 5 lessons
Build Real Projects
33%- Block fake and disposable signups before they reach your database
- Build a location-aware weather widget
- Convert currencies with live exchange rates
- Generate and serve QR code images
- Chain several APIs into one workflow
Study: Build Real Projects · 5 lessons
What to expect
How exam APV-100 works
Two kinds of question
Most are multiple choice: a scenario, a snippet of code or a response, and four options. A few are hands-on: the exam shows you a real API request, you run it, and type the value from the live response. Those runs are free and don't use your credits.
Hands-on answers need a real run
A hands-on answer counts only if you ran its request during the exam. Running the call is the skill being measured.
Timed, open book
You have 45 minutes from the moment you start. The lessons and the docs are fair game, which is how you'll work on the job anyway.
A score report, pass or fail
Scores are out of 1000 and 700 passes. Pass or fail, you get a report of how you did in each skill area, saved to your account to print or keep as a PDF.
Retakes
If you don't pass, you can retake the exam after 24 hours. After two attempts in a row without a pass, the next one opens after 7 days.
Your credential
Pass and you're issued a credential ID with a public verification page, one-click LinkedIn and a shareable transcript. Fundamentals credentials don't expire.
Is the exam proctored?
No. It's an open-book online exam. The hands-on questions keep it honest: an answer only counts if you ran its request during the exam.
Does the certification expire?
No. Fundamentals certifications don't expire; the other levels are valid for a fixed number of years.
Does it cost anything?
No. The courses, the exam and the credential are free, and the exam's hands-on requests don't use your credits.
Do I need another certification first?
No. This is the starting point.
Can I change the name on my certificate?
You set the name when you start the exam. If it needs correcting after you've passed, contact us from the account that holds the credential.
Other certifications
Each one is its own three-course path and exam.
APV-200VerificationsAPIVerve Certified DeveloperCheck emails, phone numbers, addresses, IP addresses, cards, bank details and sanctions lists, and combine the results into fraud and risk decisions.APV-210Web DataAPIVerve Certified DeveloperTurn websites into structured data: extract text, Markdown, metadata and screenshots, run SEO and domain checks, and build pipelines that crawl responsibly at scale.APV-220AI AgentsAPIVerve Certified DeveloperConnect AI agents to real tools and live data with the APIVerve MCP server, handle errors and costs, and build agent workflows you can test and trust.APV-230Document AutomationAPIVerve Certified DeveloperGenerate and process documents and images: PDFs from HTML and Office files, image conversion and OCR, QR codes, barcodes, invoices and charts.APV-300Production IntegrationsAPIVerve Certified EngineerRun API integrations in production: handle errors and retries, stay inside rate limits and credit budgets, cache and batch calls, manage keys, verify webhooks, monitor and test.APV-400Solutions ArchitectureAPIVerve Certified ArchitectDesign systems built on many APIs: choose and combine APIs into workflows and pipelines, architect agent and MCP platforms, plan for outages and scale, and handle personal data.