Building Integrations with MuleSoft

Chapter 2. Designing and Publishing

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When you’re working with APIs, there’s a lot to keep in mind. One of the first things you should think about is API readiness. Readiness refers to the process of ensuring that an API is fully prepared for deployment and integration into applications. The ultimate goal of any business organization is to create valuable assets that can be integrated into application networks while maintaining high levels of reliability, security, and performance. Without proper planning and structure, things can quickly become disorganized and chaotic. Therefore, it is important to follow standards from the beginning of the development process to ensure that APIs are cost-effectively developed and utilized.

In Chapter 2, you learned how to create RAML and explored its key concepts. You learned how to define RESTful APIs and to structure your documentation for clarity. But there’s a special piece of the puzzle that ...