API management
Quick answer
Use API Management when you expose APIs to many consumers (internal or external/partners) and need security, governance, throttling and analytics, rather than point-to-point calls.
Key takeaways
- API Management puts a managed layer in front of APIs: it applies security policies (authentication, rate limiting), transforms and…
- API proxies fronting backend services.
- Policies: security, rate limiting, transformation.
- Watch out: Wrong tool for the integration style.
What API Management does
API Management puts a managed layer in front of APIs: it applies security policies (authentication, rate limiting), transforms and routes calls, provides a developer portal for consumers, and monitors usage and performance. It lets you expose SAP (and other) APIs safely and at scale.
Key aspects
- API proxies fronting backend services.
- Policies: security, rate limiting, transformation.
- Developer portal for API consumers.
- Analytics & monitoring of API usage.
When to use it
Use API Management when you expose APIs to many consumers (internal or external/partners) and need security, governance, throttling and analytics, rather than point-to-point calls. It is key to a scalable, secure API strategy.
Common pitfalls
- Wrong tool for the integration style.
- Ignoring monitoring/error handling.
- Point-to-point instead of governed integration.
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Check your understanding
Which statement is true of API management?
- A. SAP certification validates your skills and is often expected for consulting and partner roles.
- B. The SAP GUI (Graphical User Interface) is the classic desktop client for interacting with SAP systems.
- C. It lets you expose SAP (and other) APIs safely and at scale.
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C. It lets you expose SAP (and other) APIs safely and at scale.
Covered in the “What API Management does” section of this lesson.
Which of these also applies to API management?
- A. It is key to a scalable, secure API strategy.
- B. Learning features, not the end-to-end process.
- C. Row-by-row processing instead of set-based SQL.
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A. It is key to a scalable, secure API strategy.
Covered in the “When to use it” section of this lesson.
Which part of the Learn SAP curriculum covers API management?
- A. SAP performance tuning
- B. SAP HANA
- C. SAP integration
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C. SAP integration
This lesson sits in the SAP integration section of the Learn SAP course.