Introduction
In this section, you will more details about the Service Catalog.
Overview
The API Catalog is a feature of the StackSpot platform that allows you to centralize and manage your APIs. As a StackSpot customer, you can make your APIs available to internal developers and partners, with complete control over who can access each API. This ensures a flexible and adaptable experience for your organization.
Other features of the API Catalog include:
- Compatibility with industry standards and technologies such as OpenAPI and Swagger.
- Integration with the StackSpot Platform using Stacks, Plugins, Starters, Actions, Portal, and STK CLI.
- Partners can securely access your APIs externally.
The API Catalog makes it easier to share and integrate APIs, promoting collaboration and accelerating software development.
Main actions available in the API Catalog:
- Publish or unpublish one or more APIs.
- Select environments for API publication.
- Publish or unpublish a Product (a group of APIs).
- Create an API using the StackSpot Platform.
Concepts
Key concepts in the API Catalog:
Environments
Environments are attributes defined for Products and APIs. They help filter and organize Products and APIs in the Catalog, such as separating development, staging, and production APIs.
Partners
Partners are external companies with limited StackSpot accounts, associated with your organization. Partners are registered manually. After their account is created, partners can invite other members to access StackSpot.
Members
Members are individuals invited by email to access the API Catalog. After accepting the invitation and setting a password, they can explore available Products and APIs.