Azure API Management is a fully managed cloud service that enables organizations to publish, secure, and monitor APIs. It provides a complete solution for developers to create, publish, maintain, and monitor their APIs. Azure API Management is available in two editions: Developer and Standard. The developer edition is free and allows unlimited users. The standard edition starts at $1,499 per month.
What is an API?
An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of rules that allow programs to interact with each other. The API defines the correct way for a developer to write a program that requests services from an operating system or another application. Check RemoteDBA.
Why use Azure API Management?
Azure API Management provides many benefits for developers, including:
- A complete solution for publishing APIs
- Security and access control
- A wide range of policies
- API versioning
- Developer portal
- Analytics and reporting
Creating an Azure API Management service instance:
To create an Azure API Management service instance, you must have an Azure subscription. If you don’t have an Azure subscription, you can create a free account before you begin.
1. Sign in to the Azure portal, and then select + create a resource.
2. In the Search the Marketplace box, type “API management” as your filter, and then press Enter.
3. In the results list, select API Management.
4. On the API Management blade, select Create.
5. On the API Management blade, enter the following values:
6. Subscription: Select your Azure subscription.
7. Resource group: Create a new resource group or select an existing one. For more information, see using resource groups to manage your Azure resources.
8. Name: Enter a unique name for your API management service instance. The name can contain only letters, digits, and hyphens. The name must be between 1 and 50 characters long, and start with a letter.
9. Organization name: Enter the name of your organization. This is the name that appears on the developer portal sign-up page and email messages sent to developers who register for your developer portal.
10. Administrator email: Enter the email address for the administrator of your API management service instance.
11. Location: Select a location for your API management service instance. The location determines where your API management service instance is deployed and where data associated with your API management service instance is stored, such as logs and analytics data.
12. Pricing tier: Select a pricing tier for your API management service instance. The Developer tier is free and intended for development and testing purposes only. For production use, we recommend the Standard or Premium tiers, which offer additional features and increased scalability. You can change the pricing tier of your API management service instance later if needed.
13. Virtual Network: By default, Azure creates a virtual network for your API management service instance. You can use this virtual network to deploy other Azure resources, such as Azure App Service apps, and then securely access those resources from your API Management service instance. If you have an existing virtual network that you want to use, select it from the list. Otherwise, leave the default selection, and a new virtual network will be created for you.
14. Select Create. Your API management service instance is deployed within a few minutes.
Configuring an Azure API Management service instance:
After you create your Azure API Management service instance, you must configure it before you can start using it. The following sections describe the tasks that you must perform to configure your Azure API Management service instance.
1. Configure DNS settings
2. Configure certificates
3. Configure custom domains
4. Configure securing back-end services
5. Configure CORS
6. Import and publish APIs
7. Configure throttling
8. Next steps
Configuring DNS settings:
Before you can use your Azure API Management service instance, you must configure the DNS settings for the virtual network in which it is deployed.
Conclusion:
After you have completed the tasks in this article, your Azure API Management service instance should be up and running and ready for use. You can now begin publishing APIs and inviting developers to register for your developer portal.
You have now successfully created and configured an Azure API Management service instance. You can now begin publishing APIs and inviting developers to access them. For more information on how to use Azure API Management, see the Azure API Management documentation.
Azure API Management is a fully managed cloud service that enables organizations to publish, secure, and monitor APIs. It provides a complete solution for developers to create, publish, maintain, and monitor their APIs. Azure API Management is available in two editions: Developer and Standard. The developer edition is free and allows unlimited users. The standard edition starts at $1,499 per month.
What is an API?
An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of rules that allow programs to interact with each other. The API defines the correct way for a developer to write a program that requests services from an operating system or another application. Check RemoteDBA.
Why use Azure API Management?
Azure API Management provides many benefits for developers, including:
- A complete solution for publishing APIs
- Security and access control
- A wide range of policies
- API versioning
- Developer portal
- Analytics and reporting
Creating an Azure API Management service instance:
To create an Azure API Management service instance, you must have an Azure subscription. If you don’t have an Azure subscription, you can create a free account before you begin.
1. Sign in to the Azure portal, and then select + create a resource.
2. In the Search the Marketplace box, type “API management” as your filter, and then press Enter.
3. In the results list, select API Management.
4. On the API Management blade, select Create.
5. On the API Management blade, enter the following values:
6. Subscription: Select your Azure subscription.
7. Resource group: Create a new resource group or select an existing one. For more information, see using resource groups to manage your Azure resources.
8. Name: Enter a unique name for your API management service instance. The name can contain only letters, digits, and hyphens. The name must be between 1 and 50 characters long, and start with a letter.
9. Organization name: Enter the name of your organization. This is the name that appears on the developer portal sign-up page and email messages sent to developers who register for your developer portal.
10. Administrator email: Enter the email address for the administrator of your API management service instance.
11. Location: Select a location for your API management service instance. The location determines where your API management service instance is deployed and where data associated with your API management service instance is stored, such as logs and analytics data.
12. Pricing tier: Select a pricing tier for your API management service instance. The Developer tier is free and intended for development and testing purposes only. For production use, we recommend the Standard or Premium tiers, which offer additional features and increased scalability. You can change the pricing tier of your API management service instance later if needed.
13. Virtual Network: By default, Azure creates a virtual network for your API management service instance. You can use this virtual network to deploy other Azure resources, such as Azure App Service apps, and then securely access those resources from your API Management service instance. If you have an existing virtual network that you want to use, select it from the list. Otherwise, leave the default selection, and a new virtual network will be created for you.
14. Select Create. Your API management service instance is deployed within a few minutes.
Configuring an Azure API Management service instance:
After you create your Azure API Management service instance, you must configure it before you can start using it. The following sections describe the tasks that you must perform to configure your Azure API Management service instance.
1. Configure DNS settings
2. Configure certificates
3. Configure custom domains
4. Configure securing back-end services
5. Configure CORS
6. Import and publish APIs
7. Configure throttling
8. Next steps
Configuring DNS settings:
Before you can use your Azure API Management service instance, you must configure the DNS settings for the virtual network in which it is deployed.
Conclusion:
After you have completed the tasks in this article, your Azure API Management service instance should be up and running and ready for use. You can now begin publishing APIs and inviting developers to register for your developer portal.
You have now successfully created and configured an Azure API Management service instance. You can now begin publishing APIs and inviting developers to access them. For more information on how to use Azure API Management, see the Azure API Management documentation.
