API Lifecycle. What is it?
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API Lifecycle provides a clear-cut plan for the entire lifecycle of an API.
From a higher level, the lifecycle of an API involves three key phases β create, control, and consume.
Keeping them in mind, we can break down the API lifecycle into these seven stages.
From a higher level, the lifecycle of an API involves three key phases β create, control, and consume.
Keeping them in mind, we can break down the API lifecycle into these seven stages.
1οΈβ£ Design
An APIβs lifecycle starts with planning and designing the API in question.
API design includes choosing an API architecture, target audience, and API type (public, private, or partner).
Lastly, API requirements are laid out using an API specification file.
An APIβs lifecycle starts with planning and designing the API in question.
API design includes choosing an API architecture, target audience, and API type (public, private, or partner).
Lastly, API requirements are laid out using an API specification file.
2οΈβ£ Develop
A team of API developers works on implementing the API according to the decisions and specifications in the design plan.
An organized development phase includes implementation using a language or framework of choice, debugging, testing and documentation.
A team of API developers works on implementing the API according to the decisions and specifications in the design plan.
An organized development phase includes implementation using a language or framework of choice, debugging, testing and documentation.
3οΈβ£ Publish
At the end of the development phase, it is time to deploy the finished API to development, staging, and production environments.
Then, we can make it available to the end-users by publishing it.
At the end of the development phase, it is time to deploy the finished API to development, staging, and production environments.
Then, we can make it available to the end-users by publishing it.
4οΈβ£ Secure
The secure phase includes authentication and access control to stop unauthorized access to the API.
The API should also be protected against OWASP 10 API security vulnerabilities.
The secure phase includes authentication and access control to stop unauthorized access to the API.
The API should also be protected against OWASP 10 API security vulnerabilities.
5οΈβ£ Discover
In this phase, the aim is to expose your API to potential consumers to increase adoption.
We can call it the monetize phase for cases when you want to sell your API as a product.
Publishing your API on RapidAPI Hub will put it in front of over 3M developers.
In this phase, the aim is to expose your API to potential consumers to increase adoption.
We can call it the monetize phase for cases when you want to sell your API as a product.
Publishing your API on RapidAPI Hub will put it in front of over 3M developers.
6οΈβ£ Monitor
When the API is up and running, it will be connected to multiple consumer applications that rely on it for data.
Now the API enters the monitoring phase, where all parameters are checked to ensure the API is working correctly.
When the API is up and running, it will be connected to multiple consumer applications that rely on it for data.
Now the API enters the monitoring phase, where all parameters are checked to ensure the API is working correctly.
7οΈβ£ Deprecate
In the API industry, backward compatibility is a serious concern, which is why older versions must work long enough after newer versions are released.
Therefore, after proper planning and monitoring, API enters the last stage, where the older version is retired.
In the API industry, backward compatibility is a serious concern, which is why older versions must work long enough after newer versions are released.
Therefore, after proper planning and monitoring, API enters the last stage, where the older version is retired.
Thatβs all for now!
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