What is the function of API Autodiscovery when integrating an API Manager managed API with a Mule application implementation?

• A. It creates a direct deployment of the API into the Mule runtime.
• B. It enables caching of policies for performance.
• C. It links the API ID in API Manager with implementation to download and enforce policies.
• D. It registers the API for testing only.

Answer: (C)

API Autodiscovery binds the API defined in API Manager to the Mule application that implements it, so policy decisions and governance are enforced at runtime. By linking the API’s unique ID in API Manager with the corresponding Mule implementation, the runtime can fetch the policy configuration and apply it to incoming requests. This enables centralized control and consistent enforcement without manual policy setup in the Mule app. It’s not about deploying the API directly into Mule, caching policies, or registering only for testing.