An API is a digital service
Businesses are finding different ways to use data and services for competitive leverage. The most important interaction touchpoint for customers and consumers alike is the published API layer. From plain vanilla API platforms to Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS), organizations are expanding their digital footprint of these API-led architectures.
Most enterprises have already embarked on a journey to design and adopt an API-led architecture strategy to survive against the competition. Start-ups are already leveraging technology to its fullest potential to attract and wow their customer base. Hence, traditional businesses cannot afford to stay far behind in their journeys to avoid losing out on their market share.
API architecture within an enterprise
While the actual implementation of an API architecture may vary between organizations, the segregation and grouping of APIs through a logical architecture can be broadly depicted as mentioned...