Explore API Management
Explore API Management
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You aim to
thoroughly explore
the capabilities of API
Management and
utilize an API First
architecture to
incorporate multiple
proprietary and thirdparty interfaces. The
goal is to gain a
comprehensive
understanding of API
Management's
potential and
functionality.
To learn more about
how to explore API
management, follow
this interactive
tutorial.
In the following steps,
you will log on to the
integration suite.
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1. Choose Services >
Instances and
Subscriptions.
2. To enter the
integration suite,
choose Subscriptions
> Integration Suite.
You can now see the
Welcome page of
Integration Suite.
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In the following steps,
you will explore the
API management.
3. Choose Menu.
4. Choose Configure
> APIs.
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You can now see the
detail page of the API
provider.
5. Choose Create.
6. Choose
Connection.
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7. Open the Type list.
Based on these
sources we create
providers.
8. Choose Design >
APIs.
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Here we create APIs
based on API
providers or internet.
While creating your
API management a
smoke test will be
performed. Within
this smoke test an
API with
HelloWorldAPI will be
created.
9. Choose Create in
API Designer.
You will get an Editor
for creating openAPI
definitions in YAML
format with a
swagger UI on the
left side. Here you
can edit APIs created
via API providers or
you can create your
own API from
scratch.
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10. To go back to
Design > APIs,
choose Back.
11. Choose
HelloWorldAPI.
You can now see the
API URL with the
Virtual Host that you
have previously
configured.
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12. Choose Policies.
13. To display
additional policies,
select the scroll bar
to scroll down.
Here you will find a
large overview of
usable policies in
APIs. This allows you
to configure
additional
capabilities.
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14. Choose Monitor >
APIs.
Here you will find a
variety of ways to
control the API.
15. Choose Test >
APIs.
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Here you will find a
test environment for
the APIs.
16. Choose
HelloWorldAPI.
17. Choose Debug.
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You have
successfully explored
API management.
This concludes the
interactive tutorial.
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