What is Apigee?
Apigee is Google’s enterprise API management platform for the complete API lifecycle. The solution enables design, development, security, publishing and analysis of APIs in a central platform. Organizations use Apigee to manage and monetize APIs as products.
Core Features
- API Proxy Management: Create and manage API proxies with policies for security, traffic management and transformation
- Developer Portal: Self-service portal for API consumers with documentation, API keys and analytics
- API Analytics: Real-time insights into API usage, latency, error rates and developer engagement
- API Monetization: Flexible pricing models, usage tracking and billing integration
- Threat Protection: Protection against SQL injection, XSS and other API attacks
Typical Use Cases
API First Strategy
Organizations providing their digital assets as APIs use Apigee as their central platform. The developer portal enables external partners easy access to APIs.
Legacy Modernization
Apigee acts as a facade in front of legacy systems. Modern REST APIs abstract complex backend logic and enable gradual migration without breaking changes.
API Monetization
Organizations with valuable data or services can offer these as paid API products through Apigee. Rate plans and billing integration are natively integrated.
Benefits
- Central control over all APIs in the organization
- Reduced time-to-market for new API products
- Comprehensive analytics for data-driven decisions
- Enterprise-grade security with minimal configuration
Integration with innFactory
As a Google Cloud Partner, innFactory supports you with Apigee: API strategy, architecture, migration from existing API gateways and building developer portals. We help define API products and monetization models.
Available Tiers & Options
Apigee X
- Fully managed on Google Cloud
- Native GCP integration
- Global scaling
- Higher entry costs
Apigee Hybrid
- Flexible deployment
- On-premises runtime possible
- Full data control
- More complex setup
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Apigee?
Apigee is Google's enterprise API management platform. It enables the design, security, publishing and analysis of APIs throughout their entire lifecycle.
What is the difference between Apigee X and Apigee Hybrid?
Apigee X runs entirely on Google Cloud. Apigee Hybrid allows the runtime in your own data centers or other clouds while management is handled through Google Cloud.
How does API monetization work with Apigee?
Apigee offers integrated monetization features including rate plans, billing integration and usage tracking. Developers can package APIs as products and define various pricing models.
What security features does Apigee offer?
Apigee supports OAuth 2.0, API Keys, JWT Validation, Threat Protection and Bot Detection. Policies enable granular access control and rate limiting.
