Integrating With HubSpot I: Foundations
HubSpot is a powerful development platform that offers APIs and other tools to help you integrate with and extend HubSpot’s CRM and its different Hubs. Creating quality integrations with HubSpot requires some familiarity with HubSpot’s CRM, its different Hubs, and its API endpoints. In this certification course, we’ll establish a foundation to help you begin integrating with and extending HubSpot.
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Instructors

Brooke Bond
Brooke is a developer advocate with HubSpot. She helps developers grow better with HubSpot through educational content focused on front-end development, APIs, and UX. When she's not coding or teaching, she enjoys cooking, reading, and being overly competitive about board games.

Jeff Ausura
Jeff is a web developer and educator with many years experience building fun and not as fun stuff on many platforms. When he’s not in front of a computer, Jeff likes to make music, furniture, and photos. He lives in the woods in Maine.

Nicole Casares
Nicole is a developer professor with HubSpot Academy. She is passionate about educating others in web development to empower her students to build better. Outside of work, she loves reading and nail polish.

Ben Brophy
Ben is a web developer and developer professor with HubSpot Academy. He loves to learn new things and help developers get the most out of HubSpot. In his free time, he enjoys reading, board games, and hanging out with friends and family.
Curriculum

Getting Started With Building HubSpot Integrations
Lesson - 25 min
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Lesson instructor: Brooke Bond HubSpot has several different APIs that developers can use to extend the power of their account. From syncing CRM data to external apps, to extending the CRM’s functionalities, the possibilities are immense. In this lesson, you’ll learn how the API endpoints are structured and how to work with them to build your own integrations.
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An Overview of the HubSpot CRM
Lesson - 23 min
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Lesson instructor: Jeff Ausura The HubSpot CRM is the central command of all HubSpot accounts. Understanding its structure is paramount to understanding how it connects all facets of your account. In this lesson, you’ll learn how the CRM is structured.
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The Fundamentals of Authenticating Integrations
Lesson - 46 min
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Lesson instructor: Brooke Bond HubSpot accounts store sensitive, customer data that must be handled with care. In this lesson, you’ll learn the different authentication methods available to securely access your HubSpot account for use in integrations and third-party apps.
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API Usage Guidelines and Rate Limits
Lesson - 12 min
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Lesson instructor: Brooke Bond Rate limiting helps APIs remain secure, performant, and scalable. When working with APIs, it’s important to understand how rate limits may affect your application. In this lesson, learn more about what rate limits are, the specifics of HubSpot’s rate limits, and how you can build applications that account for rate limits.
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Troubleshooting Your Application
Lesson - 17 min
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Lesson instructor: Brooke Bond There are different things that can go wrong when creating any integration. HubSpot offers you a set of tools and extensive documentation to help you troubleshoot issues that may arise. In this lesson, learn how to leverage HubSpot’s API documentation and gain understanding on interpreting errors that may arise.
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Coding Basic Web Apps to Make API Calls
Lesson - 41 min
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Lesson instructor: Brooke Bond Understanding the key concepts of building integrations is foundational to writing good applications. In this lesson, you’ll use the tools and techniques you learned about APIs to create a basic web application that reads and writes data from your HubSpot account.
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Integrating With HubSpot I: Foundations Practicum
Lesson - 7 min
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This practicum is one of two requirements for receiving your Integrating With HubSpot I: Foundations certification. Depending on your level of expertise, this practicum should take two to five hours.
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Next Steps for Integrating With HubSpot I: Foundations
Lesson - 10 min
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Learn what to do once you finish the Integrating With HubSpot I: Foundations Certification Course!
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