APIManagement@Haufe

MarcoSeifried(@marcoseifried)

MartinDanielsson(@donmartin76)

dev.haufe-lexware.com

github.com/Haufe-Lexware

@HaufeDev

-Lexware

1 Intro– APIManagementWhywouldyouneedandwantAPIManagement?

APIs@Haufe

Onboarding:Firstimpressioncounts!• Simplicity• Self-service• Lowbarrier to use

Ways to achieve this:• Accessto something valuable• Focusonthe service - business value

HaufeStrategy - Architecture Principles

Businessvalue over technicalstrategy

Strategicgoals over project-specificbenefits

Composability over silos

Sharedservices over specific-purposeimplementations

Evolutionaryrefinement over pursuitofinitialperfection

Designforobsoleteness over buildingforeternity

Goodenough over bestofbreed

Declarativeprocesses over implicitknowledge

Designof APIs

APIas aProduct…

Hyper-media

Elements

APIManage-ment

Outside-In

Approach…

APIStyleguidehttps://github.com/Haufe-Lexware/api-style-guide

APIManagement– What’sthat?

APImanagementistheprocessofpublishing,promotingandoverseeingapplicationprogramminginterfaces

(APIs)inasecure,scalableenvironment.

techtarget.com

StripoffthebusinessfeaturesofyourAPI– APIManagementistherest.StuffyouwoulddoforallAPIs

independentofwhattheydo– logging,monitoring,access,documentation,…MarcoSeifriedJ

APIManagementKeyComponents

API

PortalAPIOwners,Developers,Admin

DeveloperSelf-Service

EndUser

ServiceEndpoints

http://www.apiacademy.co/resources/api-management-101-api-management-basics/

Whatdoesitdo?

Provide discoverabilityandself-service AccesstoAPIs fordeveloperseasilyand

automatically

Monitor trafficto provide UsageInsights forindividualappsandAPIs.Who isusingwhathowmuch?

ProtecttheAPIfrommisusebyproviding Security e.g. bywrapping itinsecurity

proceduresand policies.

Protecttheruntimewith Traffic Control e.g.,bythrottling formobileapps

UseAPIManagementto Decouple theinsidefromtheoutside,keeping interfaces(APIs) stable

UseCasesandScenarios

Mobile

Internal

Public

Don’tsearchforthe

“Onetorulethemall”

Instead,gofor

“Goodenough”

Andnottoforget

“Evolutionaryrefinement”Partner

Our(API)Approach@Haufe

Don’tcentralize

GroupAPIsbyfunctionality

Letteamsworkindependently, aslongas

theyfollowourAPIStyleguide

ChooseAPIManagementbyusecase,notbydogma

Automate(Build,Test,Deploy,…)

2 APIManagementComponentsIfearit’snotonlyGatewayandPortal…

APImSolution

DeveloperPortal

APIG

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Admin

Logs

BackendService

Analytics

Audit

Consumer

Config

PortalIdP

APIIdP

3 SolutionsWhoprovidesAPIm solutions?

MarketContenders

AzureAPIManagement

DeveloperPortal

APIG

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ay

Admin

Logs

BackendService

Analytics

Audit

Consumer

Config

PortalIdP

APIIdP

Anythingpluggable;e.g.EventHubs

Nosupport OOTB,butAzureADhasfunctionality

100%SaaSsolution

IntegratedintoMicrosoftAzure

Full-featuredDeveloperPortal

RichPolicy-drivenAPIGateway

99.x%SLA

Pricepoint:Atleast550€/mo.

Scalesondemand(withprice)

RESTAPI

Notavailableon-prem

ClosedSource– notfreelycustomizable

Quitehighpricepoint

Insomecases:“Lastmile”missing

MashapeKong

DeveloperPortal

APIG

atew

ay

Admin

Logs(Plugin)

BackendService

Analytics

Audit

Consumer

Config

PortalIdP

APIIdP(Plugin)

3rd PartyOfferings,e.g.kong-dashboard

3rd PartyOfferings,Mashape’sgelato.io

Mashape’sGalileo

DependsonAdminUI

OpenSourcesolution

Builtaroundnginx/Lua

Deployablewhereveryouwant

Fullydockerizable

Scalable,feature-richGateway

Powerfulplugin/extensionmodel

Suitableforinternalusemostly

CompleteRESTAPI

Nodeveloperportaloutofthebox

Actually,thereis:gelato.io (closedsource/commercial)

Only3rdpartyAdminUIs(ofvaryingquality)

Requiresnetworkingknow-howtosetup

Cassandracurrentlyonlyconfigbackendchoice(butPostgreSQLupcoming)

• MostlysuitableforbackendservicesonAzure• Noon-premdeployment(onlySaaS)• GoodDeveloperExperience(DX)• Easytostartwith• Notfreelycustomizable

• Focusonsecuringbackend• FlexibleDeployment(butnoSaaS)• ForusecaseswheretheDXisnotimportant*• DevOps easier,steeperlearningcurve• Doesbasics,everythingelseisaddon

• Quitelargesoftwarepackagesinbothcases

• Takesplanningandsomeefforttosetup

• Withgreatfunctionalitycomeslargeish footprints

4 AzureAPIm Demo

AzureAPImDeveloperPortal

AzureAPImPublisherPortal

Multumesc