Creating an API

Create an API with the following steps:

  1. Setting Basic Information

  2. Defining API Request

  3. Defining Backend Service

  4. Defining Responses

Setting Basic Information

  1. In the navigation pane, choose API Publishing > APIs.

  2. Click Create API and set the basic information.

    Table 1 Setting basic information

    Parameter

    Description

    Name

    API name. It is recommended that you enter a name based on naming rules to facilitate search.

    API Group

    By default, the group created in Creating an API Group is selected.

    Gateway Response

    Select a response to be displayed if APIG fails to process an API request.

    The default gateway response is default.

    Visibility

    By default, Public is selected.

    Security Authentication

    API authentication mode. Set this parameter to App.

    Simple Authentication

    If you enable this option, APIG verifies only the AppCode and the request signature does not need to be verified. For this example, enable simple authentication.

    Tag Name

    Classification attribute used to quickly identify the API from other APIs.

    Description

    Description of the API.

  3. Click Next.

Defining API Request

  1. On the Define API Request page, set the request information.

    Table 2 Parameters for defining API requests

    Parameter

    Description

    Domain Name

    The subdomain automatically allocated to the API group created in Creating an API Group.

    Protocol

    Request protocol of the API. Set this parameter to HTTPS.

    Path

    The path for requesting the API.

    Matching

    By default, Exact match is selected.

    Method

    Request method of the API. Set this parameter to POST.

    CORS

    For this example, disable this option.

  2. Click Next.

Defining Backend Service

  1. On the Define Backend Request page, set the backend service information.

  2. Select a backend service type. For this example, select HTTP/HTTPS.

    Table 3 Parameters for defining an HTTP/HTTPS backend service

    Parameter

    Description

    Protocol

    Set this parameter to HTTP.

    Method

    Request method of the API. Set this parameter to POST.

    VPC Channel

    Determine whether the backend service will be accessed using a VPC channel. For this example, select Skip.

    Backend Address

    Address of the backend service.

    Path

    Path of the backend service.

    Timeout

    Backend service request timeout. Default value: 5000 ms.

  3. Click Next.

Defining Responses

  1. On the Define Response page, set the responses.

    Table 4 Defining responses

    Parameter

    Description

    Example Success Response

    An example of a response returned when the API is called successfully.

    Example Failure Response

    An example of a response returned when the API fails to be called.

  2. Click Finish.