# Claude Academy: Building with the Claude API

> Anthropic issued the Claude Academy credential Building with the Claude API in October 2026.

- HTML page: https://antoineboucher.info/CV/blog/posts/claude-academy-claude-api/
- Language: en
- Translation (fr): https://antoineboucher.info/CV/blog/fr/posts/claude-academy-claude-api/index.md
- Published: 2026-10-10
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- Tags: Claude, Anthropic, API, Certification
- Author: Antoine Boucher (https://antoineboucher.info/CV/index-en.html)Anthropic issued **Claude Academy: Building with the Claude API** in October 2026. I posted the credential when it arrived.

![Abstract visualization related to AI systems](https://antoineboucher.info/CV/blog/posts/claude-academy-claude-api/images/claude-api-hero.jpg)

## The three Claude Academy credentials

The CV lists this credential with the other Claude Academy items from the same month, all issued by Anthropic:

| Credential | Issued | Credential ID |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claude Platform 101 | October 2026 | `cf78f83954d47d4c41d912ac68b91878` |
| Introduction to Model Context Protocol | October 2026 | `394c8a269dbc0a77cba976cfb23518c2` |
| Building with the Claude API | October 2026 | `8460bf5dbcf01e13ba601b3461c368b1` |

This note only covers the API course named in the post.

## Where it connects to my projects

The Model Context Protocol material is the same protocol behind [uml-mcp](https://antoineboucher.info/CV/blog/posts/uml-mcp/), the MCP server that renders Mermaid, PlantUML and Kroki diagrams from a chat client. The API course covers the request shape, tool use and streaming that an MCP client relies on.

Source: [LinkedIn activity](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoineboucher12/recent-activity/all/) and the CV certificates list.