Implement application programming interface (API) usability,
security, availability, reliability, and scalability to extend your
company's market and potentially generate revenue. Businesses know
they need to extend their markets into the digital world, and
expose internal data to the Internet. This book shows how
stakeholders within an organization can make it a successful
journey. Stakeholder needs are not identical and departments
experience difficulties discussing requirements with each other due
to their different fundamental understanding of the process. The
goal of this book is to introduce a common language for all
business groups-developers, security experts, architects, product
managers-around APIs and provide an overview of all aspects that
need to be considered when exposing internal data. Most of the
content in this book is based on feedback from real-world
enterprise customer questions, challenges, and business scenarios.
Practical guidance is provided on the business value of APIs, the
general requirements to know, and how to undertake an
audience-based implementation. You will learn how to protect access
to data, as well as API error handling, documentation, management,
integration, and more. What You'll Learn Know the types of APIs and
their business and technical requirements The main benefits of
APIs, including business value, loose coupling, and frequent
updates Protect access to APIs through role-based access,
attribute-based access, and rate limiting Distinguish between OAuth
and OpenID Connect, and know how they both work Manage API error
handling, including what should and should not be handled
Understand the distinction between runtime, dynamic data, and
static data Leverage external APIs as part of your own APIs Who
This Book Is For API developers, API security experts, software
architects, product owners, and business owners
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