Vizag Virtual Meetup #7: Trending API Topics for 2022

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Andreas Oberrauter, API Artist
Amir Khan, API Activist
API Trends 2022
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Introduction of the Team
Andreas Oberrauter Amir Khan
API Artist
aoberrauter@mulesoft.com
API Activist
amir.khan@mulesoft.com

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Top API Trends 2022
Design-First
Design-Test-First
Zero Trust
Security-centric
Composable
Business
Share & Reuse
API Lifecycle Mgmt.
API as Product
Hyper Automation
RPA Integration
No Code /
Low Code
API as enabler
AI + ML
API as enabler
API as Product
API-First
Business
Technologist
Innovation
Multi-protocol
Mix of pattern
Multi-Cloud
Flexibility
Communities
API Portals

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Top API Trends 2022
Design-First
Design-Test-First
Zero Trust
Security-centric
Composable
Business
Share & Reuse
API Lifecycle Mgmt.
API as Product
Hyper Automation
RPA Integration
No Code /
Low Code
API as enabler
AI + ML
API as enabler
API as Product
API-First
Business
Technologist
Innovation
Multi-protocol
Mix of pattern
Multi-Cloud
Flexibility
Communities
API Portals

6. API Design First Approach

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Drawbacks of Code-First
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
API development starts here
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
API development starts here UI development starts here
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
Idle time for UI development
Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Delay due to system availability
Move to next sprint
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Causing delay in frontend dev.
Move to next sprint
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

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Drawbacks of Code-First
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
Project delay
Design-First
Specification

14. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM Design-First
Specification

15. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Start with API design & prototype incl. mocking service
Design-First
Specification
Mocking Service

16. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
UI development can start earlier
Mocking Service
Shift-left
Design-First
Specification

17. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
UI development can start earlier
Mocking Service
Shift-left
Design-First
Specification
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI

18. API Design First Approach
Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 4
Sprint 3 Sprint 5 Sprint 6 Go-Live
API
TEAM
UI
TEAM
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
loginPage
registerePage
explorePage
productPage
Save Time
Mocking Service
invoicePage
paymentPage
trackingPage
claimPage
supportPage
ordersPage
deliveryPage
passwordPage
messagesPage
Faster Delivery
Design-First
Specification
usersAPI
registrationAPI
orderAPI
productAPI
paymentAPI
invoiceAPI
notificationAPI
trackingAPI
geoServiceAPI
claimAPI
discountAPI
guestAPI
passwordAPI
deliveryAPI
shipmentAPI
Higher Quality
Test-First Approach
Parallel workstreams
High dev experience
Reusability of APIs

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Challenges Design-First solves
Design-First
Specification
● Clear specifications and expectations
● Contract with the consumers before
development
● Enables parallel consumer development (front-
end, integration, etc.)
● Enables Design and Test First approach
● Well-designed and -documented, consistent
APIs provide positive consumer experiences
Traditional Model

20. Zero Trust

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Traditional Perimeter Approach
API GATEWAY
Backend
Zero Trust
Security-centric

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Traditional Perimeter Approach
API GATEWAY
Backend
Zero Trust
Security-centric

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Zero-Trust Approach
Backend
Zero Trust
Security-centric

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Challenges Zero-Trust solves
Zero Trust
Security-centric
● Reduces business and organizational risk
● Access control in a distributed fashion
● Secures multi-/hybrid cloud strategies
● Helps reduce the risk of a data breach
● Supports compliance initiatives

25. Composable Business

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Benefits of Composable Business
Composable
Business
API Portals
● Deliver innovations faster by reusing existing
digital capabilities
● API as enabler to drive change
● Collaboration at the center of everything
● Organization self discoverability
● Transformation of CoE

27. API Lifecycle Management

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Benefits of API Lifecycle Management
API Lifecycle Mgmt.
Agility
● Only API Management is not sufficient
anymore
● Full process and traceability is required on
the APIs
● Need for parallel version deployments
● Reusability & sharing
● Role-based access to artefacts

29. Hyperautomation

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Benefits of Hyper-automation
Hyperautomation
RPA Integration
● Supports deployment of multiple
technologies such as Low-code, RPA, APIs,
Machine Learning to increase the overall
Automation
● Citizen and expert automation engineers
contribution
● Overall goal is to increase operational
efficiency and productivity

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Questions?
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Final Quiz
API Trends 2022

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