The API needs to be optimized and managed in the right way to ensure efficiency, scalablity and cost-effective operations of API infra.
The client API DEV PORTAL will be connected to the API SERVERS via CLIENT ID and CLIENT SECRET which will be provided by the cloud and api vendors.
Client will connect through API mechanisms like SSO, MFA and RBAC, to have a smooth, intuitive and refined developer experience. The better the API DEV EXPERIENCE the faster the API development, deployments and management can be carried out.
Usually in order to carry out the identification and then authorization process the API SECRET, API KEYS , CLIENT ID are used to connect the servers with the API servers.The SLA and Rate Limiting is very essential in API management because it helps to keep the infra optimized and up and running. With the help of effective API management measures and the right set of infra the APIs can run efficiently and scalably . The API MANAGEMENT needs to be well integrated with the SDLC to ensure efficiency and scalability.
AMC : Annual maintenance contract should also include API MANAGEMENT CLAUSES.
API AMC AND MANAGEMENT should come under the purview of SLAs and KPIs, strong SLAs should be defined based on the processes that the APIs are undertaking.
Note : Apis can be service oriented or it can be interaction oriented.API GATEWAY is leveraged to carry out traffic filtering, SSL OFF-LOADING and LOAD BALANCING. API experiences are standardized which renders consistent data flow and efficient objectified processes.
API MANAGEMENT PORTAL can be 1st party or 3 rd party, the first party API management can have GUI, TERMINAL and SDK based approaches. Both cost effectiveness and efficient maintenance can be ensured by abiding to the right set of API management processes.
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