API Security and the OWASP API Top 10
Free Advanced course · 10 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion
Find and fix the vulnerabilities attackers exploit in APIs. Across 10 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- Why APIs are targeted
- Broken object-level authorisation
- Broken authentication
- Excessive data exposure
- Rate limiting and abuse
- Mass assignment
Skills you'll pick up
- Why APIs are targeted
- Broken object-level authorisat
- Broken authentication
- Excessive data exposure
- Rate limiting and abuse
- Mass assignment
Tools covered
- API Security
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Why APIs are targeted
Module 1 of API Security and the OWASP API Top 10. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Excessive data exposure
Module 2 of API Security and the OWASP API Top 10. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Injection
Module 3 of API Security and the OWASP API Top 10. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: API security testing
Module 4 of API Security and the OWASP API Top 10. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- Why APIs are targeted
- Broken object-level authorisation
- Broken authentication
- Excessive data exposure
- Rate limiting and abuse
- Mass assignment
- Injection
- Security misconfiguration
- API security testing
- Secure API checklist
Instructor
Lucas Moreau — Distributed Systems Engineer
Lucas Moreau is a Distributed Systems Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching API Security to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for API Security and the OWASP API Top 10. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $140,000 per year · median India salary ₹19,60,000 per year · 80,252 open roles worldwide
- API Security Specialist
- Senior API Security Lead
- API Security Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the API Security and the OWASP API Top 10 course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including API Security and the OWASP API Top 10, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does API Security and the OWASP API Top 10 take?
10 lessons, typically completed in 4 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.