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2. API Strategy and Architecture

Thurupathan Vijayakumar1 
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
 

The rise of APIs and the realization of the value they can bring to the business have made APIs a relevant topic beyond the world of technology and brought them all the way into the boardrooms. Business and technology decisions fuel API strategy and API architecture, respectively.

In terms of implementation, APIs can either be private or public. Private APIs serve a specific set of stakeholders, and are usually not exposed outside these specific parties. Public APIs are open for consumption by anyone (this does ...

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