Word of the Day: API management platform

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |November 5, 2018

API management platform An API management platform is a tool that acts as a proxy for customer requests to protect the back end of an online service from being brought down from too many queries. API programmers use API management platforms to ensure customers don't intentionally or unintentionally take down services by sending too many queries to the back-end server. An API management platform limits the number of queries for each customer per second or per day. The platform does this by relaying requests between customers, consuming applications or partners and the API. This stops users from making more requests than the API can handle and creating what is effectively a DoS (denial of services) attack, whether intentional or not. A user will at most be able to bring down the API management platform, leaving the API still standing. Generally, API management platforms include analytics and usage reporting, API key and authorization management, live updated documentation, developer community management and billing and payment management. Popular API management platforms include Mashery, Apigee, 3 Scale and Layer 7. Quote of the Day "By integrating an API management platform into your API design and development process, you are able to add a host of valuable features with very little additional engineering overhead." - Zachary Flower Trending Terms API management back end open API API economy RESTful API SOAP   Learning Center 5 fundamental steps of managing APIs APIs are a vital element of microservices-based application architectures and require careful attention. Learn about the five first steps of managing APIs. How to adapt API management for serverless architecture During a transition to serverless, it can be difficult to know which of your APIs will be affected and need to be converted. Learn how to sensibly adapt existing APIs and API management for a serverless architecture. A roundup of the top API management tools available today Choosing the right API management tools for your needs may seem like a daunting task. Use this product roundup to point you in the right direction. Why use new lifecycle tools in API management platforms? Having trouble with API quality assurance, versioning and retirement? Take a look at API management platforms that assist with lifecycle control. What do API management platforms offer that piecemeal API tools can't? API management platforms help to centralize and organize the API development process by eliminating the need for multiple third-party tools and services. Writing for Business In a lifecycle-focused API management platform, specific types of software manage each stage of the _____ lifecycle. A. APIs B. API's Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.