Architecting and deploying API implementations11% of the exam
API Autodiscovery and Runtime Registration
Pair a Mule implementation with its managed API instance using the correct instance identifier, credential scope and runtime configuration.
Explain how to use auto-discovery to link a web API implementation to an API instance managed with API Manager.
~6 min read · 2 practice questions
What the exam expects
- Link an implementation to the intended API Manager instance.
- Select credentials whose scope includes that instance.
- Distinguish API pairing from registering a runtime for deployment management.
- Explain configuration differences across standalone, Studio and managed deployments.
Autodiscovery pairs a Mule API implementation with API Manager; an API ID identifies the managed instance; flowRef selects the application's listener flow; environment credentials identify one platform environment (autodiscovery configuration, credential scope).
Key facts
Pairing purpose
- Detail
- Download policies and generate analytics.
Instance identity
- Detail
apiIdnames the API Manager instance.
Flow requirement
- Detail
flowRefselects an HTTP Listener flow.
Credential scope
- Detail
- Environment credentials cover that environment's APIs.
Hierarchy
- Detail
- Parent credentials can manage child-group APIs.
Wrapper entries
- Detail
- Every additional-property number must be unique.
Studio connection
- Detail
- Configure credentials in Studio's API Manager preferences.
Generated-proxy route
- Detail
- Its deployment mechanism populates credentials and applicable URLs.
- When an administrator needs organization or business-group credentials, which Access Management tab does the documented retrieval procedure use?
- Why can an operator inspect values after the documented generated-proxy deployment, and where are they shown?
- When creating the API Autodiscovery global element through Studio's application editor, where does the developer begin?
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