API design and management
As the core component of most business applications, API design and management has become more important as these applications meet new levels of operational complexity. Learn about the key practices associated with enterprise-grade API portfolios and integrations.
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Tip
16 Jan 2025
The pros and cons of using generative AI for API testing
GenAI has the potential to reduce the API testing effort and improve the coverage and quality of testing. But finding the right patterns and workflows is critical to performance. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Dec 2024
What are the types of APIs and their differences?
Enterprises increasingly rely on APIs to interact with customers and partners. It all starts with knowing which type of API is right for your needs. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Aug 2019
What is an API-centric application?
An API-centric application is a web service that is built using application programming interfaces (APIs) to exchange data with other applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Aug 2019
What is Apigee?
Apigee, pronounced App-ih-gee, is an API gateway management tool offered by Google to exchange data across cloud services and applications. Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Aug 2019
Think carefully about API language standards
API language standards were few and far between in the past, but now cloud has made API standardization more important than ever. Learn what you need to know about these standards. Continue Reading
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Definition
07 Aug 2019
What is Swagger?
Swagger is an open source set of rules, specifications and tools for developing and describing RESTful APIs. Continue Reading
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Definition
02 Aug 2019
What is a restricted API?
A restricted API is an application program interface whose access, or use, is intentionally limited by web site developers for security purposes or business reasons. Continue Reading
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Quiz
24 Jul 2019
Quiz yourself on smart API gateway management
Did you know that API gateways are multipurpose? Compare your knowledge of API gateways and API management in this quiz. Continue Reading
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Blog Post
09 Feb 2018
API deployments on serverless frameworks catching on
In a stealthy way, serverless APIs have moved out of the “shiny new thing” phase to being enterprise software developers’ favorite way to bypass development overhead when delivering applications, ... Continue Reading
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Blog Post
01 Feb 2018
When data APIs go neglected, business intelligence suffers
Many businesses have mature API management practices in place for integration via REST APIs and application APIs. Unfortunately, those API strategies can create data silos for most business ... Continue Reading
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Tip
10 Mar 2017
Troubleshooting microservices performance problems
Get a better understanding of troubleshooting tools and techniques for managing microservices performance issues. Continue Reading
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Tip
01 Jun 2016
Creating successful RESTful API design
Successful API design requires lots of attention to detail. Take these three steps for creating RESTful API design. Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2016
Taking a new look at security in RESTful API design
REST appears to be sure-handedly winning the API war with SOAP, so it's time to start learning about REST security. We explore this protocol's latest security developments. Continue Reading
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Answer
03 May 2016
How do I connect to JSON APIs in an Android project?
In this article, mobile expert Matthew David walks developers through some of the most effective ways to connect to JSON APIs in an Android-based project. Continue Reading
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Answer
11 Apr 2016
Connecting APIs: How to integrate a JSON framework with iOS
Apple now supports two developmental languages. This means integrating JSON with iOS isn't as difficult as it might seem. Expert Matthew David explains further. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Mar 2016
Six aspects of API creation that greatly impact production
When it comes to API creation, simplicity is critical. Vivek Gupta of AnyPresence discussed the six aspects of API creation developers can address to accelerate API production. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Mar 2016
Developers: Eat your own dog food when you build an API
It's not enough to simply build an API. If you don't "eat your own dog food" before distributing your API, you are setting yourself up for failure. Zachary Flower explains why. Continue Reading
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Tip
29 Feb 2016
Five tips for better API versioning and migration
Business needs change, and that often means APIs must change along with them. Here we examine five key strategies for avoiding disaster when API changes must occur. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Feb 2016
What the future of RESTful API design holds for developers
RESTful APIs are slowly being regarded as superior to service-oriented architectures. But what does that mean for architects and developers? Tom Nolle offers his take. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Oct 2015
Is there a way to automate API code generation?
As useful as APIs are, developers still struggle to create them due to lapses in documentation and specs. Brad Irby explores a tool that can help automate API code generation. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 May 2015
Beat the risks of managing public, private APIs
Management strategies for private and public APIs should be different. An expert offers best practices for creating effective approaches for each. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Feb 2015
Cultivating the API Economy
How can hacking be used to make better APIs? Find out the answer and get more API tips in this report from DeveloperWeek 2015. Continue Reading
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Tip
06 Nov 2014
Read and write considerations when designing APIs
This is the third installment of a four-part series offering enterprise architects advice for designing APIs. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Mar 2012
API learning guide
The expansion of Web services, mobile, cloud and SaaS platforms has altered the realm of APIs. This guide offers the latest in API developments. Continue Reading
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Tutorial
10 Jul 2008
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Tutorial
SOAP has gained status as a common messaging protocol in Web services and SOA projects. This SOAP tutorial provides insight as to what SOAP standard is and when to use it. SOAP basics, how it compares to REST, SOAP attachments and how SOAP functions with WSDL will be covered. Continue Reading