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• Controlling API Traffic with API Manager

  Controlling API Traffic with API Manager

  Connect InterSystems API Manager to your InterSystems® products to better monitor and control traffic to and from your web-based APIs. Learn what API Manager is, see how to set it up, and start managing your APIs.

  This path contains three sections. One, Get oriented, 8 minutes. Two, Connect API Manager to InterSystems products, 20 minutes. Three, Configure API Manager and get hands-on, 2 hours and 15 minutes.
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  Before you begin…

  Before you begin…

  Optional resources to explore before beginning this learning path.
  

  • • Learn about InterSystems IRIS (video, 4m).
    • Get comfortable with Docker containers, which API Manager uses extensively (exercise, 1h 30m).
• 1. Get oriented

  1. Get oriented

  Find out how API Manager can benefit you, then see an example application in action.

  • URLVideo: What is InterSystems API Manager? (4m)
  • URLVideo: Monitoring and Controlling API Traffic with IAM
• 2. Connect API Manager to InterSystems products

  2. Connect API Manager to InterSystems products

  See how to install InterSystems API Manager and configure the InterSystems Web Gateway to ensure the security of your APIs.

  • URLDocumentation: Download InterSystems API Manager (3m)
  • URLVideo: Installing InterSystems API Manager (10m)
  • URLVideo: Configuring the InterSystems Web Gateway (7m)
• 3. Configure API Manager and get hands-on

  3. Configure API Manager and get hands-on

  Practice configuring routes and services, set up client-facing documentation to share the list of available APIs with developers, and add plugins to help with authentication, and throttling for tier-based access.

  • URLExercise: Hands-on with InterSystems API Manager for Developers (2h)
  • URLVideo: Best Practices for InterSystems API Manager (15m)
• What's next?

  What's next?

  • See the benefits of API Manager in several use cases (video, 8m).
  • Use API Manager with a FHIR application (exercise, 1h).
  • Secure your APIs with OAuth 2.0 in API Manager (Developer Community Post, 6m).
  • See the full guide for InterSystems API Manager (documentation).

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