Next, you are going to import your API from the PAS Administration to API Management.

Name and Version are already filled.

  • Change the name to PrivateEchoAPI_YourName , e.g. PrivateEchoAPI_Stringer.
  • Enter a description for the imported API.

Click Next to continue.

Newly created or imported APIs are automatically of type private.

Scheer PAS API Management supports the creation and management of two different types of APIs: public APIs and private APIs.

A private API cannot be consumed by everyone: They require an API Key in order to be called. To consume a private API, a client and a contract must be created. Compared to a public API, private APIs require more complex configuration. But you can control the access to private APIs in a very fine-grained manner, you have insight into various metrics that can be displayed per client and you can map different access levels by assigning restricted usage plans to a private API.

Refer to API Types for more detailed information.

Managing a Private API Configuring the API