Azure API Center is now in public preview

Original link (2023-09-30)

Microsoft recentlyAzure API CenterAnnounce public preview.Azure API CenterWhat is itAzure API management platformwhich acts as a central hub for users to track APIs across the company, allowing them to easily discover, reuse, and manage APIs.

The company says Azure API Center is a non-blocking public preview that anyone can try, a follow-up to a private preview earlier this year. The service is currently available on the Azure portal and allows users to:

Lead Architect at CoditMassimo CreppaAbout the Azure API CenterBlog articleIn it he writes:

In the current (preview) version of API Center, you can mainly work with three objects: API (with version), Deployments (at what stage of development the API is located), and Environments (where the API is hosted).

The Azure API Center documentation also states that all three objects existrelationshipIt has been described.

1. Each API has multiple versions, allowing for multiple real-world deployments.

2. Each API version can have multiple API definitions.

3. Each API deployment is associated with a specific environment and API profile.

API Center key entities and their relationships (Source: Microsoft Learn Azure API Center –Data model)

Cloud Architect preview of the Azure API HubChristophe GygaxHe is the founder of X, formerly known as Twitter.tweetYou asked the question.

I still don’t understand how it differs from the actual APIM API management section of the portal.

Daniel3001to reply:

The APIM Portal is for platform teams and the API Hub is for (internal) API producers/consumers. An API gateway is when you have the time to build something for internal and/or external API clients.

InstructionsAccording to the API Center, it is an independent Azure service that complements other providers’ Azure API management and API management services. Additionally, to perform operations on specific entities:REST APIThere is also.

Azure API Center is available in the following Azure regions: Australia East, India Central, US East, UK South, and Western Europe.plus service detailsDocument landing pageYou can check it here.