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IBM API Connect

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What is IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is a scalable API solution that helps organizations implement a robust API strategy by creating, exposing, managing and monetizing an entire API ecosystem across multiple clouds.As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become critical to unlock…

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  • API access control (27)
    9.5
    95%
  • API user onboarding (27)
    9.3
    93%
  • API versioning (27)
    9.0
    90%
  • API usage data (27)
    9.0
    90%

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What is IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is a scalable API solution that helps organizations implement a robust API strategy by creating, exposing, managing and monetizing an entire API ecosystem across multiple clouds. As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become…

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Product Demos

IBM API Connect: Creating, managing, securing, and socializing APIs

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Features

API Management

API management handles technical things like user permissions, version control,and security, in addition to business items like documentation and pricing

9.2
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Product Details

What is IBM API Connect?

IBM API Connect is a scalable API solution that helps organizations implement a robust API strategy by creating, exposing, managing and monetizing an entire API ecosystem across multiple clouds.


As businesses embrace their digital transformation journey, APIs become critical to unlock the value of business data and assets. With increasing adoption of APIs, consistency and governance are needed across the enterprise.


API Connect aims to help businesses to get new features to market fast, maintain continuous availability, meet changing user needs, and spur innovation.

https://ibm.biz/API_Connect_product_page

IBM API Connect Features

API Management Features

  • Supported: API access control
  • Supported: Rate limits and usage policies
  • Supported: API usage data
  • Supported: API user onboarding
  • Supported: API versioning
  • Supported: Usage billing and payments
  • Supported: API monitoring and logging

IBM API Connect Videos

IBM API Connect: AutoTest Assist
IBM API Connect: Automated Test Generation with Smart Generation
IBM API Connect: Secure API Access with OAuth

IBM API Connect Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, Mac, Kubernetes and Openshift
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

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Reviewers rate Rate limits and usage policies highest, with a score of 9.6.

The most common users of IBM API Connect are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have used IBM API Connect for API Management, it solves the Secure API management problems that we are exposing outside of the organization. we are planning to use the API monetization feature of IBM API Connect.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Excellent and very responsive connectivity to multiple data sources and the data processing speed with IBM API Connect is perfect. Through the system, the data security and data quality management are impressive, and the access control options are fantastic. IBM API Connect allows easy dataflow management, and the ability to provide clean and real-time data analysis from different collected data is more effective.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
IBM API Connect is a simple stable API development tool that is scalable, has an administration platform, and is intuitive for all kinds of developers. They link our system with external APIs which have very high security and their APIs can be accessed via mobile, desktop, and web portals. Also, they have great support and a wide community of users which can help you solve problems faster.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Centralized administration from a single interface helps to manage and protect our APIs that exit the network and guarantees that there aren't any issues with any of our APIs. And API automation, API creation and API management are its most useful features that we use in our business. Furthermore it is highly rated among it's competitors due to it's high security features for the APIs which supports multiple types of authentication.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It manages our several APIs effortlessly, and API maintenance can be done very easily, too. Also, since it lets you keep and manage all the services in a single place, you don't need to configure the settings on every device but instead only change the settings on it, which saves a lot of time and effort for us and avoids any misconfiguring of any devices.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it for API configuration and management. The backend system makes use of the caching and rate limitation features. Also, the usage of API managers and developer portals can be expanded. Hence, backend systems can be configured with the product's APIs. Finally, it was very easy to set up and took very little time.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I head the software Implementation team and our product requires to be integrated with the client's ERP. Every client has different ERP and they want the integration to be either one way or two way. In either of the cases to meet the client's requirement we tend to build the APIs for passing the data to the ERP. IBM API Connect helps us build and ship the APIs in the least amount of time. We also have some already existing APIs and to manage the entire lifecycle of the API we use the IBM software.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In our case we use it to have security in our APIs and have control or administration of them. IBM API Connect simplifies all the work for us, having functions to discover new services through the developer console. I like your documentation, I think you have what it takes. Its learning curve is stable and easy to understand. This is a platform you can trust, it gives you the security you need to know that your APIs are in good hands. You can also create new APIs seamlessly and something goes wrong, then sending them to your target is easy.
Leah Patterson Moore | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Everything is controlled in the organization since we have IBM API Connet, each department is now integrated into this powerful tool to maintain direct access from a single place, without the need to install software in each of the places it comes from each information. The entire system is faithfully and accurately controlled by IBM API Connet; Due to its multiple functions and easy handling through automation, this product is of our complete confidence.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM API Connect is convenient and effective since it can manage multiple connections at once and track the API lifetime from a single dashboard. I got an API Gateway, secure authentication, portable development, multi-cloud support, and API customization for my project. I was skeptical about how easy this system would be to use while working for the company that implemented it.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I utilize IBM APIC as a central location for managing our APIs, similar to a version control system for typical programming code for websites and/or software. The workflows for IBM APIC have helped in efficiency and removed the complexity of the typical management issues surrounding API management. One of the other benefits I like is the security policies used in IBM APIC.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using IBM API Connect to host multiple integration services, to transform the service payloads from the centralized service to local app level service API. We used to have the JAVA microservices/REST service APIs to do this kind of API translations and operations. That was difficult to manage and migrate them. We use IBM API Connect enterprisewide.
Angus Bagchee | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
API Connect is the main API gateway instrument we utilize for majority of our APIs. It provides discoverability, security, reuse and scalability we need with our interfaces. While the setup time is a bit high, it offers a consistent pipeline for our services. It allows us to provide the level of authentication and authorization, even in a hybrid environment.
September 26, 2023

IBM API connect review.

Manish Bhattacharya | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM API Connect is used to efficiently manage the lifecycle of APIs. It addresses critical business challenges by enhancing API management, promoting developer engagement through a dedicated portal, ensuring security and compliance, enabling data-driven decisions through analytics, and facilitating seamless integration and agility. The range of use cases for IBM API Connect is versatile, including API monetization, supporting digital transformation, integrating with partners, enhancing mobile app development, and enabling microservices architecture. Its flexibility and versatility make it a valuable asset for modern enterprises seeking to optimize their API strategies and digital initiatives.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
API Connect acts as an exposure layer (ingress point), fronting our integration bus services components. Providing a TLS termination point, authentication, fine grained authorisation, and rate limiting capabilities.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM API Connect is the central, strategic platform of choice to enable cross organisational data sharing and exposure. In a global manufacturing organisation with services and value add offers at the forefront of increasing margins as well as improving efficiency internally, few other platforms are as critical and empowering for the business at this point in time.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
To support the development, lifecycle management, operational management and operational security of APIs.<br>Use the Developer Portal for discovery and testing of API.<br>Use the Analytics to understand usage and aid in troubleshooting.<br>API Gateways for enforcing security policies and protection of backend systems.<br>Aid in enforcing best practices, standards and security for managing APIs.<br><br><br><br>
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use IBM API Connect as a company-wide API management solution to connect provider and consumer applications between cloud and on-premises environments, bring transparency to integration and APIs, to monitor API usage and to secure API traffic.
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use: The product is used as an API gateway solution for internal and external customers. Problem: The stripe payment gateway doesn’t provide support in Saudi Arabia. The product doesn’t support adding a new payment gateway within the region. The product doesn’t support postpaid payments. The product doesn’t provide support for developer portal customization. The product API manager doesn’t provide flexibility to API developers for writing codes(XSLT and gateway script). It doesn’t provide full support of the Node.js module’s Developer portal and doesn’t look attractive to the business team Use case: Adding an in-house payment gateway and also an external payment gateway provider. Customization of the customer onboarding process. Customization on plan subscription. MFA for login. For example OTP
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are using IBM API Connect across our organization--by multiple teams--as an enterprise platform. IBM API Connect helps us with services/API discovery using the developer portal console. It is used to expose enterprise APIs to third-party vendors and manage their access. We also use it within organization to discover and re-use/share services with other departments.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM API Connect is being used by a few departments. Since we run our backend services in IBM Cloud, we choose IBM API Connect as the API gateway solution. It provides the routing rules, security, and rate limits before the calls can reach our backend services. We also use its analytics feature to get more insights.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
IBM API connect is the main API gateway we are using cross the entire company. As part of our new cloud architecture, API gateway plays a vital role in the whole micro service architecture. IBM API connect serves as the API gateway that faithfully directs all the traffic from within our company and outside.
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