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API Management Explained: Lifecycle and Benefits for Businesses

  • March 16, 2021
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  • Meg Rivera
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Applications Programming Interfaces have played a major role in the technology advancements we see today. They act as the building blocks that allow different applications to communicate and share information.

APIs have powered digital innovation and created avenues for businesses to not only streamline their operations but also offer products and services that meet the requirements of their customers.

API Management Explained: Lifecycle and Benefits for Businesses

APIs have also made it possible for businesses to integrate different systems and come up with a single application with functionalities that would otherwise have required multiple applications.

This has accelerated the rate at which developers are adopting the use of APIs. They (developers) are able to reuse code and come up with amazing applications without having to write code from scratch.

However, with all these benefits associated with the use of APIs, there comes a need to manage the APIs. This is important because it enables developers to understand the maturity of their API programs and identify any improvements or modifications that might be required.

API Management Lifecycle

To fully understand what API management means, one needs to identify the different stages in its lifecycle. These stages include;

  • Planning and Design: This is the initial stage in the API management lifecycle and it involves getting the applications and resources that sync with the requirements of your business. Here, you are supposed to make sure that everything that you need throughout the lifecycle of the API is evaluated and a robust management system set to ensure a top-notch design experience.
  • Development: After the planning and design stage, the development of the API starts. This is basically implementing the design from the previous stage and making sure that it meets the requirements of the desired API. This stage is also crucial when it comes to marketing the API.
  • Testing: Just like all other software applications, API testing is a very crucial stage in the lifecycle of an API. This involves testing the API directly to find out if they meet all set requirements when it comes to functionality, performance, security, and performance. An API that has not undergone proper testing will either not sell or will lead to a lot of issues when adopted.
  • Deployment: After an API has gone through all the stages above successfully, it can now be deployed. This involves making the API available for use and adoption. You should make sure that the API fits the needs of the end customer before deploying it.
  • Retirement: At some stage in the life of an API, it might become obsolete. This might be due to support ending for some versions or even the entire API. However, this is a very sensitive stage and needs a lot of care and consultation to make sure that existing users are either migrated to a new API or notified in advance.

This shows the stages involved in API management. Businesses that implement all these stages benefit in a number of ways, among them;

Security

APIs are accessed by different parties such as customers, partner organizations, and internal and external developers.

This means that security is an essential part of the APIs. Businesses need to employ measures that properly assign and manage permissions as well as protect sensitive information from unauthorized access. This would be very difficult without API management that provides visibility into the API usage and access.

Customer Experience

Through the use of APIs, businesses analyze data creating insights to understand their customers’ behavior. This is essential in meeting the changing demands of the customers. This often means adopting new APIs and applications from different channels.

The adoption of one API, for example, does not mean that another API will be retired. Businesses need to keep an eye on all these APIs to make sure that they do exactly what they are supposed to do. This would not be easy without API management.

Scalability

Today, businesses are using many applications and large volumes of data for their day-to-day operations. This has made sure that they have a lot to centralize, organize, and connect. At the same time, they are also publishing new APIs to aid in different business processes.

Without API management, businesses would struggle with scalability issues considering all the work that they have to do.

Conclusion

The management of APIs has changed how businesses operate, powered innovation, and accelerated business digitization. Businesses need to monitor and manage the different technologies that they have adopted to make sure that their operations continue without interruptions.

API management plays a crucial role in ensuring that businesses have visibility into their APIs for business continuity.

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