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Powering Internal

API CommunitiesIan GoldsmithSachin Agarwal


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What is an Internal API Catalog?

The application of API technologies inside the enterprise

• Easy to consume

• Well documented (human-readable)

• Self-service


Why do Enterprises need API Communities?

• Support Digital Transformation Initiatives

• Reuse of in-house developed assets

• Controlled use of cloud services


Promise of SOA

• Built using UDDI Registries, WSDL and SOAP

• Addressed service definition and control

• However, developer adoption remained a challenge


Promise of APIs

• Documentation

• Self-Service Access

• Greater Adoption

• However…APIs lack control


Making Internal API Communities Work

• Make sure you publish the right APIs– Deliver real value– Focus on API Design– Reusable

• Make it easy to consume an API– Searchable catalog– Well documented– Self Provisioned

• Make sure the APIs are:– Reliable– High performance– Secure

Fundamentally, this is Governance


Publishing the right APIs

• Increase responsiveness to business

• Improve business/IT alignment

• Manage API DevOps

• Automate API and App Provisioning

• Visualize Asset Relationships


Ensure Reliability and Security

• Authenticate and Authorize, integrate with existing Identity & Access Mgmt. systems

• Federate API access with Business Partners - OAuth

• Risk and Compliance factors with publishing APIs

• Routing and load-balancing for performance and high-availability


Developer Engagement

• Search Indexing

• Documentation

• Groups

• Built-in Testing

• Social Platform


API Platform

• Measure the impact of your programsAnalytics

• Build your developer and partner ecosystem

Developer Engagement

• Secure and protect your systemsGateway Services

• Simplify and speed up development

Service Integration

• Build the right services & APIs the right way

Lifecycle Management


The role of an API Gateway


What are the Common Pitfalls?

• Platform lock-in

• Protocol limitations

• Lack of control (lifecycle)

• Not integrating enterprise infrastructure– IDAM– Monitoring (SIEM, SNMP)– SCM– Databases


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