Process Flow

The following figure shows the process of exposing an API.

1. Creating a Gateway

   Buy a dedicated gateway.

2. Creating an API Group

   An API group facilitates management of APIs used for the same service. Create an API group and then create APIs.

3. Binding a Domain Name

   Before making the API available for users to access, bind an independent domain name (custom domain name) to the group to which the API belongs. Then API callers can use these domain names to call the API.

4. Creating an API

   When creating an API, configure the frontend and backend request paths, parameters, and protocols.

5. Debugging an API

   Debug the API to check whether it works normally.

6. (Optional) Creating an Environment

   An API can be called in different scenarios, such as the production environment (RELEASE) or other custom environments. RELEASE is the default environment defined in APIG.

7. Publishing an API

   Publish the API so that it can be called.