Blogging Using the Blogger API in JavaScript Course
A focused, hands-on workshop that equips JavaScript developers to seamlessly integrate and automate Blogger with real-world CRUD and moderation workflows.
Hands-on: Fetch comments for a post, display them, and create moderation actions in the UI
Module 6: Advanced Querying & Error Handling
⏳ 20 minutes
Topics: Filtering by labels or dates, handling HTTP errors and rate limits, exponential backoff
Hands-on: Enhance your helper functions to retry on 429 responses and surface errors clearly
Module 7: Front-End Integration Example
⏳ 40 minutes
Topics: Rendering posts in the DOM, pagination controls, dynamic loading, secure storage of credentials
Hands-on: Create a web page that shows a paginated list of posts and allows quick inline edits
Module 8: Node.js Backend Usage
⏳ 30 minutes
Topics: Server-side OAuth flows, using the API from Express routes, caching API responses
Hands-on: Build an Express endpoint that proxies post creation to the Blogger API
Module 9: Conclusion & Next Steps
⏳ 10 minutes
Topics: Recap, suggestions for features like scheduling posts, integrating other Google APIs
Hands-on: Sketch a roadmap for extending your blog app with analytics or email notifications
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Job Outlook
Front-End Developer / API Integrator: $80,000–$120,000/year — build dynamic client apps backed by third-party APIs
Full-Stack JavaScript Engineer: $85,000–$130,000/year — architect end-to-end web solutions with Google Cloud integrations
Content Platform Engineer: $90,000–$140,000/year — develop and maintain custom blogging and CMS platforms
9.6Expert Score
Highly Recommendedx
This course offers a concise, hands-on introduction to the Blogger API, walking you through every core CRUD operation and how to integrate it into both client and server contexts.
Value
9
Price
9.2
Skills
9.4
Information
9.5
PROS
Clear, step-by-step JavaScript examples for blog management
Covers both front-end and back-end usage patterns
Emphasizes robust error handling and pagination logic
CONS
Limited coverage of advanced features like theme customization or scheduling
Assumes familiarity with OAuth2 flows; absolute beginners may need supplemental auth tutorials
Specification: Blogging Using the Blogger API in JavaScript Course
Blogging Using the Blogger API in JavaScript Course
A focused, hands-on workshop that equips JavaScript developers to seamlessly integrate and automate Blogger with real-world CRUD and moderation workflows.
Explore This Course
Lifetime
Beginner
Certificate of completion
English
What will you learn in Blogging Using the Blogger API in JavaScript Course
Authenticate and interact with the Blogger API using JavaScript (OAuth2 and API keys)
Programmatically create, retrieve, update, and delete blog posts and comments
Manage blog settings: list blogs, configure themes, and handle pagination of posts
Parse and manipulate JSON responses into JavaScript objects for dynamic web interfaces
Integrate Blogger API calls into front-end or Node.js applications with best practices for error handling and rate-limit management
Program Overview
Module 1: Course Introduction & Blogger API Overview
⏳ 10 minutes
Topics: Blogger API capabilities, OAuth2 vs. API key authentication, prerequisites (JavaScript basics)
Hands-on: Register a Google Cloud project, enable the Blogger API, and obtain credentials
Module 2: Setting Up Your JavaScript Client
⏳ 15 minutes
Topics: Loading the Google API client library, initializing with credentials, handling auth flows
Hands-on: Write code to prompt user sign-in and initialize the Blogger service object
Module 3: Fetching Blog & Post Data
⏳ 30 minutes
Topics:
/blogs.get,/posts.list, query parameters (maxResults, pageToken)Hands-on: Build functions to list all blogs for the authenticated user and display titles and URLs
Module 4: Creating & Managing Posts
⏳ 30 minutes
Topics:
/posts.insert,/posts.get,/posts.update,/posts.deleteendpointsHands-on: Implement a simple editor to compose a post, publish it, edit it, and then delete it
Module 5: Handling Comments & Moderation
⏳ 20 minutes
Topics:
/comments.list,/comments.insert,/comments.approve/removeoperationsHands-on: Fetch comments for a post, display them, and create moderation actions in the UI
Module 6: Advanced Querying & Error Handling
⏳ 20 minutes
Topics: Filtering by labels or dates, handling HTTP errors and rate limits, exponential backoff
Hands-on: Enhance your helper functions to retry on
429responses and surface errors clearlyModule 7: Front-End Integration Example
⏳ 40 minutes
Topics: Rendering posts in the DOM, pagination controls, dynamic loading, secure storage of credentials
Hands-on: Create a web page that shows a paginated list of posts and allows quick inline edits
Module 8: Node.js Backend Usage
⏳ 30 minutes
Topics: Server-side OAuth flows, using the API from Express routes, caching API responses
Hands-on: Build an Express endpoint that proxies post creation to the Blogger API
Module 9: Conclusion & Next Steps
⏳ 10 minutes
Topics: Recap, suggestions for features like scheduling posts, integrating other Google APIs
Hands-on: Sketch a roadmap for extending your blog app with analytics or email notifications
Get certificate
Job Outlook
Front-End Developer / API Integrator: $80,000–$120,000/year — build dynamic client apps backed by third-party APIs
Full-Stack JavaScript Engineer: $85,000–$130,000/year — architect end-to-end web solutions with Google Cloud integrations
Content Platform Engineer: $90,000–$140,000/year — develop and maintain custom blogging and CMS platforms
Specification: Blogging Using the Blogger API in JavaScript Course
Lifetime
Beginner
Certificate of completion
English
FAQs
1. Can I use this course to manage multiple blogs from a single application?
2. Do I need prior experience with JavaScript frameworks to follow this course?
3. Will I learn how to schedule blog posts automatically?
4. Can I use the skills learned here to fetch and display posts on external websites?
5. Is authentication with Google required, and how secure is it?
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