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Design, build and operate APIs in a consistent way
Structuring, designing and publishing your API documentation
Reduce development overhead and time to deployment by standardising how teams design, launch and manage APIs in your organisation.
This guidance covers the tools and processes you need to help you write your API reference documentation
Guidance on designing, building and running application programming interfaces (APIs), as well as standards for delivering the best service to users.
How you can test and manage your API when it is in beta development.
How you can test and manage your API when it is in alpha development.
Understand the challenges and considerations around using GraphQL such as security, versioning, caching, tooling and team skills.
This guidance covers how to run your API as a service, including building the team you will need and the lifecycle of your API
Optimise your API service level indicators based on your user needs.
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