IBM API Connect - Overview
The API Connect plug-in includes steps that publish API definitions, products, and Loopback apps in IBM API Connect. The plug-in communicates with API Connect using the apiconnect contained in the apic command line toolkit.
This plug-in includes the following steps:
- Login
- Logout
- Publish API Product Definitions
- Publish an Application (API Connect v5.x)
- Push API Product Definitions to Drafts (API Connect v5.x)
- Replace Product in Catalog
- Set Configuration Variable
- Supersede Product in Catalog
Step palette
To access this plug-in in the palette, click IBM API Management > IBM API Connect.
Compatibility
This plug-in is supported to run on all operating systems that are supported by both the IBM UrbanCode Deploy agent (except for z/OS) and the apic toolkit. This plug-in supports apic v10.0.x and higher. If you are using apic v5 or apic v2018 please use the Version 7 plugin available on the Download Page . Authentication issues exist within the apic toolkit. See Troubleshooting for a workaround.
This plug-in requires version 6.0.1 or later of IBM UrbanCode Deploy.
This plug-in is compatible with agents running on operating systems that are supported by both IBM UrbanCode Deploy and the apiconnect (apic) command line toolkit. This plug-in does not support agents running on z/OS.
Installation
No special steps are required for installation. See Installing plug-ins in UrbanCode Deploy.
The apic toolkit must be downloaded and installed separately. Directions can be found Installing the toolkit topic in the product documentation.
History
Version 8
- Updated plugin to only support API Connect 10.0.x. This version of the plugin only supports IBM API-Connect v10.x and newer.
Version 7
- Updated plugin to support API Connect 2018.
Version 6
- Allow space to be specified on the Publish API Product Definitions (products:publish) and Replace Product in Catalog (products:replace) steps.
Version 5
- Added Replace Product in a Catalog step.
- Updated Set Configuration Variable step to not add extra spaces.
Version 4
- Support property file encryption.
Version 3
- Version 3 brings support to apic v2.0.18 and the following features:
- Remove the type property from the Login step.
- Error handling has been updated.
Version 2
- Version 2 brings updates to step names, property names, and templates for better comprehension.
Version 1
- Initial beta release containing steps to deploy API Definitions, Products, and Loopback apps to IBM API Connect.
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