Backend Development and API Creation

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Unlock the full potential of backend web development with this hands-on course focused on building robust APIs using the MERN stack. You’ll start by learning how to architect scalable server-side applications, integrate secure authentication, and connect to cloud databases with MongoDB. By the end of the course, you’ll have built a fully func…