API governance
This cluster covers the processes, policies, and tooling that make API programs governable, from design-time linting and style guides to runtime lifecycle management, compliance, and security governance. Whether you're setting up governance for the first time or scaling it across dozens of teams, these guides give you a practical framework to work from.
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10 of 13 publishedAPI Governance: A Complete Guide
What API governance is, why it matters, and how to build a governance framework that teams actually follow.
API Governance Best Practices
The processes, policies, and tooling that define effective API governance at enterprise scale.
Building an API Governance Framework
Step-by-step guide to designing a governance framework: roles, policies, review gates, and enforcement mechanisms.
API Governance Tools Compared
Linters, security scanners, catalogs, and API management platforms compared, from Spectral and Redocly to platform-native governance.
API Security Governance
Enforcing security standards across your API catalog: authentication, authorization, and vulnerability policies.
Federated vs Centralized API Governance
How to balance central standards with team autonomy in large organizations with many API teams.
Writing an API Style Guide
How to write, publish, and enforce an API style guide that keeps your API surface consistent across teams.
Spectral for API Governance
Using Spectral to lint OpenAPI specs and enforce API design rules automatically in CI/CD pipelines.
Managing API Breaking Changes
How to detect, communicate, and mitigate breaking changes in production APIs without disrupting consumers.
API Lifecycle Management
From design through deprecation: how to manage the complete lifecycle of an API program at scale.
OWASP API Security Top 10
A practical guide to the OWASP API Top 10 vulnerabilities, with detection and mitigation strategies.
API Compliance: SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, GDPR
Compliance requirements that affect API design, data handling, and audit logging for regulated industries.
Building and Managing an API Catalog
How to design an internal API catalog that helps developers discover and consume APIs across the organization.
Enforce governance at scale with WSO2
WSO2 API Platform includes built-in governance policies, API lifecycle management, and an API catalog to keep your API program consistent and compliant.
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