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AWS Serverless APIs & Apps — A Complete Introduction
Intermediate 8 hours English Course Certificate
Our recommendation
Maximilian Schwarzmüller's concise course on building serverless applications on AWS — using Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and S3. It is hands-on and practical, a focused introduction to serverless for developers with some AWS and JavaScript familiarity. Note that running real AWS resources can incur charges.
Skills you'll gain
AWS LambdaServerlessAPI GatewayDynamoDBS3Cloud
Is this course right for you?
A good fit if you…
You have some AWS and JavaScript basics
You want to build serverless apps
You like hands-on projects
Consider something else if you…
You are new to AWS or development
You want a broad AWS overview
You want a certification-prep course
About this course
This course covers building production serverless applications on AWS: writing Lambda functions in Node.js and Python, configuring API Gateway for REST and HTTP APIs, storing data in DynamoDB, and serving static frontends from S3 with CloudFront.
What you'll learn
Write and deploy AWS Lambda functions in Python and Node.js
Build REST APIs with API Gateway and Lambda integrations
Design NoSQL data models for DynamoDB
Add authentication and authorization using Amazon Cognito
Deploy complete serverless stacks with the Serverless Framework
This course includes
8h
On-demand video
Yes
Certificate
Yes
Mobile access
English
Language
What it costs
A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20. Note that running real AWS resources can incur AWS charges, though serverless has a generous free tier. Lifetime access and a refund window.
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Is the certificate recognised?
Udemy completion certificate — not accredited; the skills you build matter most.
Instructor
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Maximilian Schwarzmüller
Udemy instructor
130K+ learners30 courses4.6 instructor rating
Taught by Maximilian Schwarzmüller, Udemy's leading web and cloud instructor, with practical production-focused examples throughout.
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Frequently asked questions
Some AWS and JavaScript familiarity. It is an intermediate, hands-on course, not a first AWS course.
Yes as a focused, practical introduction to building serverless apps on AWS.
Running real resources can incur charges, though serverless services have a generous free tier for learning. Tear resources down after practising.
A paid Udemy course, usually on sale for around $12 to $20, separate from any AWS usage.
About 8 hours — a week or two part-time.