What is the API Portal, and how does it relate to API design?

• A. A code repository for versioning API design artifacts.
• B. API Portal provides API docs, testing, and access control for consuming applications, integrating with Exchange.
• C. A runtime environment for hosting API endpoints.
• D. Manages database schemas for APIs.

Answer: (B)

The API Portal is the consumer-facing interface for your APIs. It publishes up-to-date API documentation, often generated from the design specifications, and provides interactive testing so developers can try API calls and see responses in real time. It also handles access control, showing who can discover and use which APIs.

In relation to API design, the Portal makes the designed APIs usable and discoverable. It presents clear docs, example requests and responses, and governance details, helping ensure the design is understandable and consumable by developers. By integrating with Exchange, it can share and reuse API definitions, policies, and other design assets across teams, reinforcing consistency and governance.

This isn’t a code repository, doesn’t host API endpoints at runtime, and doesn’t manage database schemas.