This topic describes how to create, manage, and configure REST APIs in Cloud-native API Gateway to improve your development efficiency.
Create a REST API and add an operation to it
REST APIs are primarily designed for business-centered development teams and are suitable for scenarios such as API First and fine-grained API management. You can create REST APIs by using the console or by importing them based on OpenAPI. For more information, see Create a REST API and add an operation to it.
Add a routing policy
After you add an operation to an API, you must add a routing policy for the API operation in the console to ensure API security, performance, and maintainability. For more information, see Add a routing policy.
Configure consumer authentication policies
REST API supports authentication configuration for routes. Through three authentication methods: API key, JWT, and HMAC, it verifies the identity of callers, precisely controls API access permissions, implements fine-grained control for multitenancy, ensures sensitive data isolation and compliant invocation, and effectively prevents unauthorized access and resource abuse. For more information, see Configure an authentication policy.
Manage REST APIs
Cloud-native API Gateway provides various REST API management operations, including publishing, importing, exporting, and unpublishing APIs. You can also generate SDKs and their documentation with one click in the console, which efficiently manages and integrates APIs, improving the convenience of the development process.
API management
Cloud-native API Gateway provides various API management operations, including specifying backend services for operations, adding policies, and configuring consumer authentication. For more information, see API management.