Exploring the API Management service

We will describe, in this section, the components of API Management and their functions, and we will explore the products that use APIs in API Management.

API Management components

Azure API Management is a hybrid, portable, multi-cloud management platform for APIs, providing as core functionality the assurance of a successful API program through developer engagement, business insights, analytics, security, and protection. Each API can include one or more operations and can be added to one or more products.

How can an API be used in API Management?

The use of an API by developers is really simple and interactive. They must subscribe to a product that includes this API, and then they can call the desired operation of the API by ensuring enforcement of usage policies that may be in effect.

APIs provide a simplified experience when integrating applications, enabling the reuse and accessibility of new product and service data on a universal...