Azure API Management Tutorial

Prerequisites

  • An Azure account with active subscription.
  • Azure CLI installed on your local machine.

Step 1: Create a resource group

The first step is to create a resource group in Azure, which will be used to organize and manage resources. You can use the following command to create a resource group:

az group create --name <resource_group_name> --location <location>

Replace <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, and <location> with the location where you want to create the resource group.

Step 2: Create an API Management instance

Next, you need to create an API Management instance. You can use the following command to create an API Management instance:

az apim create --name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --publisher-email <publisher_email> --sku-name <sku_name> --location <location>

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, <publisher_email> with your email address, <sku_name> with the SKU name (for example, Basic, Standard, Premium), and <location> with the location where you want to create the API Management instance.

Step 3: Create an API

After creating an API Management instance, you can create an API that will be managed by this instance. You can use the following command to create an API:

az apim api create --service-name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --display-name <api_display_name> --path <api_path> --protocols <api_protocols>

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, <api_display_name> with the display name of your API, <api_path> with the path of your API, and <api_protocols> with the protocols that your API supports (for example, http, https).

Step 4: Import an API schema

After creating an API, you can import an API schema that describes the structure of your API. You can use the following command to import an API schema:

az apim api import --service-name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --api-id <api_id> --path <api_path> --specification-format <api_specification_format> --specification-url <api_specification_url>

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, <api_id> with the ID of your API, <api_path> with the path of your API, <api_specification_format> with the format of your API specification (for example, OpenAPI, Swagger), and <api_specification_url> with the URL of your API specification.

Step 5: Configure an API policy

After importing an API schema, you can configure an API policy that defines how your API should be managed. You can use the following command to configure an API policy:

az apim api policy create --service-name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --api-id <api_id> --xml-content '<policies><inbound></inbound><backend></backend><outbound></outbound></policies>'

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, <api_id> with the ID of your API, and <xml-content> with the XML content of your API policy.

Step 6: Create a product

Next, you can create a product that will group your APIs together and make them available to developers. You can use the following command to create a product:

az apim product create --service-name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --product-id <product_id> --display-name <product_display_name> --description <product_description> --legal-terms <product_legal_terms> --subscription-required <product_subscription_required>

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, <product_id> with the ID of your product, <product_display_name> with the display name of your product, <product_description> with the description of your product, <product_legal_terms> with the legal terms of your product, and <product_subscription_required> with a boolean value that specifies whether a subscription is required to access your product.

Step 7: Add APIs to a product

After creating a product, you can add APIs to it. You can use the following command to add an API to a product:

az apim product api add --service-name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --product-id <product_id> --api-id <api_id>

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, <product_id> with the ID of your product, and <api_id> with the ID of your API.

Step 8: Create a user

Next, you can create a user that can access your APIs and products. You can use the following command to create a user:

az ad user create --display-name <user_display_name> --password <user_password> --user-principal-name <user_principal_name>

Replace <user_display_name> with the display name of your user, <user_password> with the password of your user, and <user_principal_name> with the user principal name of your user.

Step 9: Create a developer

After creating a user, you can create a developer that represents the user in Azure API Management. You can use the following command to create a developer:

az apim developer create --service-name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --developer-id <developer_id> --email <developer_email> --first-name <developer_first_name> --last-name <developer_last_name> --notes <developer_notes>

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, <resource_group_name> with the name of your resource group, <developer_id> with the ID of your developer, <developer_email> with the email address of your developer, <developer_first_name> with the first name of your developer, <developer_last_name> with the last name of your developer, and <developer_notes> with the notes of your developer.

Step 10: Assign a product to a developer

Finally, you can assign a product to a developer so that the developer can access the APIs in the product. You can use the following command to assign a product to a developer:

az apim developer product create --service-name <apim_instance_name> --resource-group <resource_group_name> --developer-id <developer_id> --product-id <product_id>

Replace <apim_instance_name> with the name of your API Management instance, `<resource_group_name>with the name of your resource group,<developer_id>with the ID of your developer, and<product_id>` with the ID of your product.

Congratulations! You have successfully created an API, a product, a user, a developer, and assigned the product to the developer using Azure API Management and CLI commands.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you learned how to use Azure API Management to manage and publish your APIs. You also learned how to use CLI commands to create an API, a product, a user, a developer, and assign the product to the developer.

Azure API Management provides a powerful set of features that can help you manage your APIs and make them available to developers. With Azure API Management, you can easily publish your APIs, enforce security policies, monitor API usage, and more.

CLI commands are a convenient way to manage Azure API Management resources. With CLI commands, you can quickly and easily create, update, and delete APIs, products, users, and developers.

We hope you found this tutorial helpful. Happy coding with Azure API Management!