Part 4:Releasing an API Product

This part of the book provides a comprehensive understanding of the latter stages of the API life cycle, beginning with an overview of the API deployment process encompassing continuous integration, agility, automated testing, deployment, and considerations regarding API gateways. It then explores API usage analytics, APM, and user feedback analysis for identifying and measuring essential metrics, usage patterns, and behavior. The part concludes with a thorough examination of API distribution strategies, including pricing, API portals, marketplace listing, and documentation options, all geared toward optimizing user activation.

In this part, you’ll find the following chapters:

• Chapter 13, Deploying the API
• Chapter 14, Observing API Behavior
• Chapter 15, Distribution Channels