API Management

  1. Core Components of API Management Platforms
    1. API Gateway
      1. Core Functions
        1. Request Routing
          1. Protocol Transformation
            1. Load Balancing
              1. Circuit Breaker Pattern
              2. Security Functions
                1. Authentication Enforcement
                  1. Authorization Validation
                    1. Threat Protection
                      1. SSL Termination
                      2. Traffic Management
                        1. Rate Limiting
                          1. Throttling
                            1. Quota Enforcement
                              1. Spike Arrest
                              2. Data Transformation
                                1. Request Transformation
                                  1. Response Transformation
                                    1. Message Mediation
                                      1. Content Negotiation
                                      2. Caching
                                        1. Response Caching
                                          1. Cache Invalidation
                                            1. Cache Policies
                                              1. Performance Optimization
                                              2. Observability
                                                1. Logging
                                                  1. Metrics Collection
                                                    1. Distributed Tracing
                                                      1. Health Monitoring
                                                    2. Developer Portal
                                                      1. Core Features
                                                        1. API Documentation
                                                          1. Interactive API Console
                                                            1. User Registration and Management
                                                              1. API Key Management
                                                              2. Developer Experience Features
                                                                1. Getting Started Guides
                                                                  1. Code Samples
                                                                    1. SDK Downloads
                                                                      1. Tutorials and Walkthroughs
                                                                      2. Community Features
                                                                        1. Developer Forums
                                                                          1. Support Channels
                                                                            1. Feedback Systems
                                                                              1. Knowledge Base
                                                                              2. Self-Service Capabilities
                                                                                1. API Subscription Management
                                                                                  1. Usage Analytics
                                                                                    1. Billing Information
                                                                                      1. Support Ticket Management
                                                                                      2. Content Management
                                                                                        1. Documentation Versioning
                                                                                          1. Content Publishing Workflow
                                                                                            1. Multi-Language Support
                                                                                              1. Search Functionality
                                                                                            2. Analytics and Monitoring Engine
                                                                                              1. Data Collection
                                                                                                1. Real-time Data Ingestion
                                                                                                  1. Historical Data Storage
                                                                                                    1. Data Aggregation
                                                                                                      1. Data Quality Management
                                                                                                      2. Visualization and Dashboards
                                                                                                        1. Real-time Dashboards
                                                                                                          1. Custom Dashboard Creation
                                                                                                            1. Report Generation
                                                                                                              1. Data Export Capabilities
                                                                                                              2. Analytics Capabilities
                                                                                                                1. Usage Trend Analysis
                                                                                                                  1. Consumer Segmentation
                                                                                                                    1. Performance Analytics
                                                                                                                      1. Business Intelligence
                                                                                                                      2. Alerting and Notifications
                                                                                                                        1. Threshold-based Alerts
                                                                                                                          1. Anomaly Detection
                                                                                                                            1. Notification Channels
                                                                                                                              1. Escalation Procedures
                                                                                                                            2. Policy Management Engine
                                                                                                                              1. Policy Types
                                                                                                                                1. Security Policies
                                                                                                                                  1. Traffic Management Policies
                                                                                                                                    1. Transformation Policies
                                                                                                                                      1. Compliance Policies
                                                                                                                                      2. Policy Lifecycle
                                                                                                                                        1. Policy Creation
                                                                                                                                          1. Policy Testing
                                                                                                                                            1. Policy Deployment
                                                                                                                                              1. Policy Versioning
                                                                                                                                              2. Policy Enforcement
                                                                                                                                                1. Runtime Enforcement
                                                                                                                                                  1. Policy Evaluation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Policy Conflicts Resolution
                                                                                                                                                      1. Performance Impact Management
                                                                                                                                                      2. Policy Governance
                                                                                                                                                        1. Policy Auditing
                                                                                                                                                          1. Compliance Reporting
                                                                                                                                                            1. Change Management
                                                                                                                                                              1. Access Control

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