Foundations
Working with AI APIs
Learn to leverage existing AI models through APIs. Understand authentication, rate limiting, error handling, and best practices for integrating ChatGPT, Claude, and other services.
Introduction
Learn to leverage existing AI models through APIs. Understand authentication, rate limiting, error handling, and best practices for integrating ChatGPT, Claude, and other services.
4 Lessons
20h Est. Time
4 Objectives
1 Assessment
By completing this module you will be able to:
✓ Make API calls to LLM services and handle responses
✓ Implement error handling and retry logic
✓ Manage API keys and authentication securely
✓ Optimize costs and respect rate limits
Lessons
Work through each lesson in order. Each one builds on the concepts from the previous lesson.
1
Understanding LLM APIs and Authentication
2
Making Your First API Calls
3
Error Handling, Rate Limits, and Retries
4
Cost Management and API Best Practices
Recommended Reading
Supplement your learning with these selected chapters from the course library.
Building AI Applications with ChatGPT APIs
Chapters 1-5
Practical GenAI with ChatGPT 2e
Chapters 1-3
Module Assessment
Working with AI APIs
Question 1 of 3