Learn About Oracle API Platform Cloud Service

Create, manage, secure, and advertise APIs to connect to new or existing services.

An API that's hosted on Oracle API Platform Cloud Service has the following features:
  • It enables authorized and authenticated developers of mobile and web apps to access and consume your organization’s services.

  • It can be deployed on-premises or to any cloud service including Oracle Cloud, Amazon Web Services Cloud, and Microsoft Azure Cloud, thus allowing the API and your services to reside in the same place.

  • It enables access to legacy applications and services without modifying the legacy code base.

  • It can route requests to more than one service.

Learn About the Components of Oracle API Platform Cloud Service

Oracle API Platform Cloud Service includes the My Services Console, the Gateway, the Management Portal, and the Developer Portal components.

  • My Services Console: Used to provision new service instances.

  • Gateway: The security and access control runtime layer for APIs. Each API is deployed to a gateway node from the Management Portal or through the REST API.

  • Management Portal: Used to create and manage APIs, deploy APIs to gateways, and manage gateways, and create and manage applications. You can also manage and deploy APIs and manage gateways with the REST API.

  • Developer Portal: Used by application developers to subscribe to APIs and get the necessary information to invoke them from this portal.