API Gateways and Rate Limiting
Free Advanced course · 10 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion
Protect and manage APIs with gateways, quotas and rate limiting. 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
- What gateways do
- Kong and alternatives
- Routing
- Authentication at the edge
- Rate limiting algorithms
- Quotas and plans
Skills you'll pick up
- What gateways do
- Kong and alternatives
- Routing
- Authentication at the edge
- Rate limiting algorithms
- Quotas and plans
Tools covered
- API Gateways
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: What gateways do
Module 1 of API Gateways and Rate Limiting. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Authentication at the edge
Module 2 of API Gateways and Rate Limiting. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Caching
Module 3 of API Gateways and Rate Limiting. 2 lessons · 2h
Module 4: Observability
Module 4 of API Gateways and Rate Limiting. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- What gateways do
- Kong and alternatives
- Routing
- Authentication at the edge
- Rate limiting algorithms
- Quotas and plans
- Caching
- Transformations
- Observability
- Choosing a gateway
Instructor
Fatima Al-Sayed — Principal Software Engineer
Fatima Al-Sayed is a Principal Software Engineer with years of hands-on experience teaching API Gateways to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for API Gateways and Rate Limiting. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $135,000 per year · median India salary ₹18,90,000 per year · 104,369 open roles worldwide
- API Gateways Specialist
- Senior API Gateways Lead
- API Gateways Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the API Gateways and Rate Limiting course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including API Gateways and Rate Limiting, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does API Gateways and Rate Limiting 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.