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API Learning Tracker for Analysts

The document outlines a structured learning tracker for business analysts to understand and work with APIs. It includes hands-on tasks, resources, and goals to help analysts grasp API functionalities, explore endpoints, and practice data flow mapping. The tracker culminates in a mini project that applies all learned concepts in a practical scenario.

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API Learning Tracker for Analysts

The document outlines a structured learning tracker for business analysts to understand and work with APIs. It includes hands-on tasks, resources, and goals to help analysts grasp API functionalities, explore endpoints, and practice data flow mapping. The tracker culminates in a mini project that applies all learned concepts in a practical scenario.

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API Learning Tracker for Business Analysts

Tools /
Goal / Evidence of
Step Hands-On Task Resourc
Outcome Learning
es
Grasp what Data flow
1. an API does sketch
Pick one project you worked on and Miro /
Underst and why it (System A →
mark where system-to-system data Lucidch
and the matters in System B →
exchange happens. art
“Why” system External
integrations. API)
Get
2. comfortable [Link] Screenshot
Explore with Open the Swagger Petstore demo. etstore.s or notes on
a Real endpoints, Note what each endpoint does. wagger.i GET/POST
API methods, and o examples
payloads.
3. Play Install Postman → Send a GET Screenshot
Learn how to
in request to of
send and Postman
Postma “[Link] successful
receive data.
n → Inspect response. 200 OK
Understand
4. Map Choose any endpoint → Write a Data
request/resp Excel /
Data simple table of Request vs mapping
onse data Notion
Flow Response fields. table
elements.
5. Use your own project’s “Customer
Practice
Docum Registration” or “Order Tracking” Word / Mini API
writing API
ent an example. Identify the APIs involved, Conflue Requiremen
requirements
API Use inputs/outputs, and success/error nce t Spec
.
Case conditions.
Learn to
6.
capture end-
Create Build table with columns: Source Target
to-end API Name
an System System
dependencie
Integrat
s.
ion
Matrix
7. Learn Interpret
Error
Status common Trigger invalid requests in Postman
Postman response
Codes HTTP status → note 400, 401, 403, 404, 500.
log
& Errors codes.
8.
OpenWe
Practic Understand Successful
Use a sample API key (e.g. ather API
e how secure authorized
OpenWeather) → Pass it in header. /
Authent APIs work. call
Postman
ication
9.
Learn
Compar SOAP UI
differences Look at one REST Swagger and one Comparison
e REST /
via real SOAP WSDL. Note key differences. table
vs Browser
examples.
SOAP
10. Word +
Simulat Apply Pick a public API (Weather, GitHub, Postman Mini project
e a Mini everything Currency) → Write BRD, API flow, + portfolio
BA end-to-end. test in Postman. Lucidch item
Project art

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