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Top-Down approach to create Managed APIs (API first approach)

The top down approach of API first integration provides the capability for API developers to start creating a managed REST API first in WSO2 API Manager. Then the integration developer can use the same API in the WSO2 Integration Studio to develop the integration later on and expose it to WSO2 API Manager. Thereafter, the API consumers can discover the API from the marketplace, subscribe to it, and use it for application development.

Introducing WSO2 API Manager 4.1

We’re excited to announce that WSO2 API Manager 4.1—a complete platform for building, integrating, and exposing digital services as managed APIs in any environment—is now available. This release improves productivity in development and operations, expands support for different protocols and third-party technologies, and completes the product’s analytics story.

Auto generate data service definitions in WSO2 Integration Studio

WSO2 Integration Studio is a drag-and-drop graphical development environment for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator. It provides efficient integration artifact development and accelerates development lifecycles. You can use Integration Studio to configure data services. Data services are used to expose your data sources as REST or SOAP services. In the previous release of integration studio, the data service had to be designed and configured from scratch, which is time-consuming. This is a limitation when it comes to doing quick demonstrations and also for the first user experience.

Enable Tenant Configuration menu in Admin portal

WSO2 API Manager 4.1 offers a new and enhanced user interface called Advanced Configurations through Admin Portal for administrative users to easily configure feature-related central configurations. In previous WSO2 API Manager versions the same configuration, which was previously known as Tenant Configuration, was accessible through the management console using the registry. Now with the introduction of the Advanced Configuration user interface with schema validation capabilities, all the administrative tasks related to API Manager features can be done through the Admin Portal.

Using WSO2 API Manager to expose Integration SOAP Services as Managed APIs

This video explains how to expose an integration SOAP service as a managed API through WSO2 API Manager using its Service Catalogue feature. In the video, we talk about where this feature is useful, and then we demonstrate how you can achieve it using WSO2 API Manager 4.1.0, WSO2 MI 4.1.0, and WSO2 Integration Studio.

Third Party API support feature in WSO2 API Manager 4.1

Third party API support is one of the new features introduced in WSO2 API Manager 4.1.0. Traditionally, the APIs in API Manager are deployed in the API gateway. For instances where the API is deployed elsewhere and there is no requirement to deploy it in the API gateway, third-party APIs can be used. Therefore, the information of the externally deployed API such as the external endpoints and the external developer portal URL (if available) can be exposed to the developers along with a documentation with the use of third-party APIs.

The next level of the CIAM journey towards digital transformation from Level 0/2

Anybody interested in providing products and services to consumers dreams of building a start-up. For any entrepreneur who aspires to create a market-leading product, this is the first step. In the post-covid pandemic era, you may easily start a digital business by simply creating a website. However, exposing all of your services and products on an internet platform has become a requirement. You will not be able to survive in the market if you do not do so.