Manage Your Codebase with the GitHub APIs in JavaScript

Want to learn how to code? Get hands-on with GitHub APIs in JavaScript to manage repositories, branches, commits, and deployment, and confidently build skills with an integrated demo application.

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14 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

Want to learn how to code? Get hands-on with GitHub APIs in JavaScript to manage repositories, branches, commits, and deployment, and confidently build skills with an integrated demo application.

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This course includes

44 Playgrounds

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Course Overview

GitHub is one of the most popular code management platforms for software engineers. Developers can use Git to create and edit both personal and shared repositories, control access, and fork projects into various branches. These changes are approved by collaborators and merged back into the main branch before a final release. This course will introduce you to various GitHub APIs and their endpoints. You’ll learn about authentication and integration with a GitHub developer account to leverage the APIs to man...Show More

What You'll Learn

Understanding of the GitHub REST APIs

Working knowledge of GitHub’s repository architecture and branches

Ability to make commits and pull requests using GitHub APIs

Ability to search, deploy, and release code on GitHub using the APIs

Hands-on experience with integrating the GitHub APIs into a React application

What You'll Learn

Understanding of the GitHub REST APIs

Course Content

Introduction

Get familiar with using GitHub REST API for repository management via JavaScript.

Introduction to the Course Get Started with GitHub REST API

Authentication

Code Management

Unpack the core of GitHub API operations including repositories, branches, commits, and search functionalities.

Repositories

Branches Commits Search

Collaboration

Go hands-on with inviting collaborators, managing pull requests, and organizing projects in GitHub.

Collaborators Pull Requests Projects

Deployment

Apply your skills to deploying applications and managing software releases with GitHub APIs.

Deployments Release

APIs Integration in React

Solve problems in integrating GitHub REST APIs into a React-based interface.

Demo Application

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Investigate foundational GitHub REST API knowledge and explore further through extensive documentation.

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