As it was described in the previous chapter, Monster Records and Associates (MRA)—a fictional music records company—having realized that its biggest asset is, in fact, its data, embarked on a digital transformation with the aim to offer its product and offerings completely online and via APIs.
The chapter starts by walking through the process and steps performed by MRA to adopt an API design first approach for building its APIs. Given the approach, the chapter will start by explaining how Apiary is used to quickly design and mock an API.
The chapter continues by illustrating how the API mock is made discoverable and accessible by making use of the Oracle API Platform and how this same approach initiates a feedback-loop
