To overcome the challenges in adopting APIs and to be innovative, organizations are making use of API Management (APIM) platforms:
As shown in the preceding diagram, APIM platforms allow enterprises to Develop, Test, Secure, Document, Publish, and Analyze APIs in a holistic manner:
- Design and develop: APIM platforms help organizations to adopt an API-first approach, which, in turn, brings greater agility to development teams. APIs can be designed to help developers to consume them effortlessly by following best practices such as open API specifications, readable URLs, good error handling, data-centric modelling, non-hierarchical URLs, and more. It also helps teams to version control the APIs effectively.
- Secure: Badly designed and managed APIs are vulnerable to various cyber threats. APIM brings the ability to protect APIs against these cyber threats...
