API Lifecycle
Apiway manages your API from first upload to production runtime — and keeps managing it as your API evolves.
The Journey
Section titled “The Journey”Every API follows the same path through the platform:
| Stage | What Happens |
|---|---|
| Design | Author or upload an OpenAPI 3.x specification. Recommendations service analyses your spec and suggests improvements. |
| Validate | Compliance service scores your spec against the OpenAPI standard and your custom rules. |
| Govern | API enters your organisation’s approval workflow. Reviewers assess design, security, and compliance. |
| Deploy | Gateway worker translates your API into proxy and policy documents. Deployed as a staging revision, then promoted. |
| Runtime | Gateway enforces security, rate limits, and policies. Resource usage is metered. Operational risks are tracked. |
| Evolve | Upload a new spec version. The cycle repeats — governance ensures every change is reviewed. |
In This Section
Section titled “In This Section”- Creating an API — Uploading specs and managing API metadata
- Quick Deploy — The automated 8-step deployment pipeline
- Versioning & Revisions — Major versions, SemVer, and blue-green deploys
- Environments — Managing dev, staging, and production targets