API Management in IICS Flashcards
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What is 'request transformation' in IICS API Center?
Answer: Modifying or mapping the incoming API request payload before it reaches the backend process
Request transformation allows the API gateway to modify, map, or enrich the incoming request payload before passing it to the backend integration process.
In IICS API Center, what does 'response caching' accomplish?
Answer: Storing API responses temporarily to serve repeat identical requests without hitting the backend, improving performance
Response caching stores API responses for a configured duration so that repeat requests can be served from cache without invoking the backend process again.
What is the purpose of 'API subscription plans' in IICS API Center?
Answer: Defining different tiers of access with varying rate limits, quotas, and features for different consumer categories
Subscription plans let API providers offer different access tiers — for example, basic vs. premium — each with different rate limits and allowed features.
In IICS, how does the API gateway handle an API request when the backend Application Integration process is unavailable?
Answer: The gateway returns an appropriate HTTP error (e.g., 503 Service Unavailable) and logs the failure
When the backend is unavailable, the API gateway returns an appropriate HTTP error response (such as 503) and records the failure for monitoring.
What is 'API mocking' in the context of IICS API Center development?
Answer: Simulating an API's responses without a real backend, enabling consumers to develop against it before the implementation is ready
API mocking returns simulated responses based on the API definition, allowing consumer teams to start development before the backend integration is complete.
In IICS API Center, what is the role of a 'Managed API' compared to a direct service endpoint?
Answer: A Managed API adds governance layers (security, rate limiting, analytics, versioning) on top of a backend service endpoint
A Managed API wraps a backend endpoint with governance capabilities — security enforcement, traffic control, monitoring, and lifecycle management — that a bare endpoint lacks.