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API Managementin the Federal Government
D.C. Web API User Group
Nick Muerdter
@nickblah
06/24/2013
(not D.C.)
DATA.GOV
API Managewhat?
API Management
Dealing with the high-level aspects of releasing your APIs
• Documentation• API keys• Access control• Analytics• Rate limiting• etc.
What does this look like in government?
Photo by alandberninghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/14617207@N00/4872111479
Users Don’t Care
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Photo by mikehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/mlcastle/3151469713
A Platform
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Photo by Peter Roomehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/roome/515419918
APIUmbrella
api.data.gov
Shared API management service for federal agencies
It started withAPI keys
Documentation
Rate Limits
Analytics
Pilot ProjectPhoto from The Library of Congress
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2179093813
Photo from The Library of Congresshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2163470598
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