What is a Client?

The client is the consumer of the API. Typical API consumers are for example mobile or B2B applications. Optionally, policies can also be defined on a client.

Each client can consume multiple APIs within the API Management. Therefore, a contract is created between a client and the APIs it wishes to consume. Once the contract is created, the client can be registered with the gateway. Policies and contracts can be added and removed at any time. However, after any changes are made, the client must be registered again.

API Contracts and API Keys

Finding a Client

If you are looking for a client that has already been created, go to tab My Clients. It shows a list of all clients your user is allowed to see, grouped by organizations:

To revise the settings of a client, you need to open its details page (see Client Settings for further information).

If your user is only authorized to access the API Developer Portal, you can view the list of your clients here. Simply go to tab My Clients. The navigation on the right side supports you to browse the page.