APIM Portals

• Azure portal
  • Configuration portal for Admins (define APIs, Create policies, Monitor etc.)
  • Resource groups > Select resource group > APIM service
• Developer portal
  • For admin of APIM
    • It’s a CMS based visual site designer (creating a documentation site for API consumers)
    • Give custom look and feel to the documentation site
    • API documentation is auto-generated (OpenAPI spec -> SawaggerUI
  • For API consumer
    • It’s a site for API documentation (reference to follow to consume API)
    • Try/Test APIs
    • Subscribes to APIs
• Links:
  • Traffic served by: <your apim>.azure-api.net
  • Developer portals
    • <your apim>.portal.azure-api.net (legacy)
    • <your apim>.developer.azure-api.net (use this one)

Developer portal

• The developer portal is where developers can learn about your APIs, view and call operations, and subscribe to products
• Prospective customers can visit the developer portal, view APIs and operations, and sign up
• You can customize the look and feel of your developer portal by adding custom content, customizing styles, and adding your branding

Publish developer portal

Developer portal for Admins

Admins create developer portal using CMS based visual designer and developers use developer portal as reference to develop apps using APIs

Developer portal for API consumers

• App devlopers consume API using developer portal as documentation site
• Go to ‘<your-apim>.developer.azure-api.net’ (i.e. https://dem0apim.developer.azure-api.net/)