Azure API Management

Azure API Management is a fully managed service that enables organizations to publish, secure, transform, maintain, and monitor APIs. It acts as a gateway between backend services and API consumers, providing features like rate limiting, authentication, caching, and analytics. It helps streamline API lifecycle management and ensures consistent governance across distributed systems.

Also known as: Azure APIM, Azure API Gateway, Microsoft API Management, APIM, Azure API Manager

Why learn Azure API Management?

Developers should use Azure API Management when building scalable API ecosystems in Azure or hybrid environments, especially for microservices architectures, B2B integrations, or public API offerings. It's essential for enforcing security policies, monitoring API usage, and providing developer portals to onboard external partners or internal teams efficiently.

Learning Resources

• docs: Azure API Management Documentation
• course: Microsoft Learn: Introduction to Azure API Management
• video: Azure API Management Tutorial by John Savill
• course: Pluralsight: Azure API Management Fundamentals
• tutorial: Azure API Management Quickstart Guide