API operations should provide dedicated workspace for domains, lines of business, and teams who are producing APIs, providing a dedicated location where work, collaboration, and automation can occur around APIs establishing the virtual factory floor that exist across enterprise API operations.
APIs Operations Possess Dedicated Workspaces
Policies
GitHub Organizations
A GitHub organization provides a dedicated workspaces for teams to produce APIs, organize all the API contracts in motion, and leverage source countrol, CI/CD, teams, and other resources provided b...
Postman Workspace
A Postman Workspace provides a dedicated space to manage API contracts within a domain, complimenting other types of workspaces, allowing for private, partner, and public workspaces to exist for ma...
Experiences
Access
Gaining the necessary access to effectively use an API is often more challenging than it appears. Intentional and unintentional barriers can create friction in discovering and onboarding with an AP...
Automation
Automating business operations is a primary driver for adopting and governing APIs, enabling organizations to achieve the scale, speed, and quality needed to remain competitive in global markets. A...
Communication
Consistent communication about the production and consumption of APIs is critical for effective enterprise governance. APIs are inherently difficult to visualize, making it essential to invest in m...
Discovery
The average enterprise maintains approximately 0.5 APIs per employee, making it a constant challenge to track the growing inventory of HTTP APIs being produced and consumed. Enterprises often addre...
Onboarding
Transitioning from API discovery to integration as a consumer requires a well-defined and streamlined API onboarding process. Onboarding begins with discovery and relies heavily on clear documentat...
Self-Service
Self-service is the experience of a consumer being able to discover, access, and integrate an API without having to talk to a human. Portals, sign-up flows, documentation, and keys let developers g...
