A service overview and catalog of API Management provided by the UC Berkeley IT Service Hub.
Description
UC Berkeley's API Management platform (also known as API Central) makes campus APIs easily discovered, well-documented, easy to use, and secure.
The platform consists of:
- Developer Portal, which displays APIs on a central site so they’re easy to discover, provides detailed and interactive documentation so they’re easy to use, and manages access to them for security and privacy
- The API Gateway is an internal tool which hides both the internal workings of the source data system and the physical host of APIs from clients; centralizes functions common to all APIs, such as load balancing, authentication, authorization, network security, and rate limiting; and provides row and column level fine grained data authorization
Getting Started
To
use an API
in your application, browse API Central to find one that provides the data you need, then request access credentials:
- Create a CalNet SPA representing your application (only required once per application)
- Log on to API Central using that SPA
- Browse to the API you're interested in using
- Click on the "Add credentials for this API" button
- Follow your request's progress on ServiceNow
To provide an API for campus developers:
- Create a CalNet SPA representing the source system
- Send email to
eis-support@berkeley.edu requesting access to "API Administration" specifying the SPA. (These first two steps are only required once per source system)
- Log on to API Central using that SPA
- Browse to API Administration and click on "Submit a new API"
- Fill out the request form
- Follow your request's progress on ServiceNow
Service Details
This service is available to Faculty, Staff, and Vendors (with a campus sponsor)
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For inquiries and support, please contact eis-support@berkeley.edu |
Available 24/7. Support is provided Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT, excluding University holidays and curtailment periods.
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There are no direct costs associated with this service. |
This service is rated for:
Protection Level: P4
Availability Level: A4
Recovery Level: R3
Compliance: Users are responsible for ensuring data handled within this service complies with the
Data and IT Resource Classification Standards.
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See our Terms of Service |