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Although I know my HTTP and Web API pretty well, becoming an API Evangelist on the Azure API Management team means also needing to know the nitty gritty of the Azure API Management product too. In my learning process I have discovered a wealth of useful information, but it is scattered around a little. Some is on the Azure documentation site, some on Channel 9, some on YouTube and some awesome content from our Microsoft MVPs. This post is my attempt to gather it together to make it a bit easier to find.
This is a first cut at collecting together the material. I’ll add more content as I find it and update this post.
Getting Started
There are lots of getting started videos for Azure API Management and a simple getting started article. We’re currently working on a new getting started article that will demonstrate some of the new features the team has been adding recently.
Articles
Walkthrough
Hands on lab
Videos
Josh Twist : 101
Josh Twist : 102
Josh Twist : 103
Anton – TechEd Europe
Josh Twist - TechEd NA
Sales Pitch
Darrel Miller – Connect
Policy Features
The policy engine in API management is the piece that allows you to add all kinds of useful behaviour into your request/response HTTP pipeline. We have basic articles showing you the syntax and operations of the policies and we have lots of videos and articles showing practical examples of using the policies.
Articles
Reference Documentation
Policy Expressions
Videos
Intro to expressions
Cloud Cover Episode 177- More API Management Features with Vlad Vinogradsky
Rate Limiting Policies
Videos
Rate Limits and Quotas
Advanced Request Throttling with Azure API Management
Articles
Advanced request throttling with Azure API Management
IP Whitelisting
Logging Policies
Video
Integrate Azure API Management with Event Hubs
Articles
How to log events to Azure Event Hubs in Azure API Management
Monitor your APIs with Azure API Management, Event Hubs and Runscope
Integration Policies
Documentation
Using external services from the Azure API Management service
Videos
Send Request and Return Response Policies
Security Policies
Articles
Mutual Certificate authentication
Connect via VPN or ExpressRoute
Enable console OAuth support
Authentication with AAD
Delegated authentication
Provide RBAC-like access using the REST API
Videos
Last Mile Security
Azure Active Directory
CORS
JSON Web Tokens (JWT)
Delegating User Authentication and Product Subscription to a 3rd Party Site
Caching Policies
Videos
Intro to Caching
Articles
Custom caching in Azure API Management
Add caching to improve performance in Azure API Management
Portal Customization
The developer portal is the self-serve interface for the consumers of your APIs. This is a highly customizable place for developers to learn what APIs you have and how to consume them. More customization cabilities will be released in the coming weeks.
Articles
Customize the developer portal in Azure API Management
E-mail notifications and templates
Videos
Josh Twist – 102
Using the media library
Automation / DevOps
The API Management instance is a key piece of the overal system architecutre. It needs to be just as automatable and manageable as other parts of your system. Look out for some major enhancements coming soon in this area.
Articles
API Management REST API
Using the Azure API Management Management API
Videos
API Management REST API
Use Cases
Learning from customer usage is the key to driving the future of the product in the right direction. I’m sure there are more of these types of articles around and I’ll add them as I find them.
Azure API Management–As An Agility Layer
Wellmark, Blue Cross, Blue Shield
End To End Samples
Azure API Management Master Class
