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API governance framework

Establish governance for API design, development, and lifecycle management

Create a comprehensive API governance framework that ensures consistency, quality, and security across all APIs while enabling { developer }productivity.

90 minutes
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Overview

Create a comprehensive API governance framework that ensures consistency, quality, and security across all APIs while enabling { developer }productivity.

Learning objectives

  • Define API standards
  • Create design guidelines
  • Implement review process
  • Build API catalog

Instructions

Establish API governance:

1. Audit existing APIs 2. Define design standards 3. Create review process 4. Build API catalog 5. Implement lifecycle management

Steps

1

API audit

25 minutes

Inventory and assess current APIs

2

Standards creation

25 minutes

Define API design guidelines

3

Review process

20 minutes

Build approval workflow

4

Catalog development

15 minutes

Create API discovery portal

5

Lifecycle planning

5 minutes

Design versioning and deprecation

Pro tips

  • •Use OpenAPI specifications
  • •Implement API design-first approach
  • •Automate compliance checking
  • •Focus on developer experience

Example outcome

API governance framework with design standards, automated validation, developer portal, and 95% API compliance rate.

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