What is the purpose of APIkit Router?

• A. It logs API usage metrics.
• B. It validates requests against the API specification but does not route them.
• C. It routes requests from the deployed API specification to the appropriate flow after validating the request matches the specification interface.
• D. It handles authentication for API requests.

Answer: (C)

APIKit Router validates incoming requests against the deployed API specification and then routes them to the correct Mule flow that implements that API operation. It looks at the HTTP method and path, matches them to the operation defined in the RAML spec, ensures the request conforms to the expected interface (parameters, headers, payload, etc.), and then dispatches to the flow that handles that operation. This combination—verification against the API spec followed by precise routing to the corresponding flow—is what enables a single API definition to drive the correct implementation flow. Authentication or metrics logging aren’t the router’s primary duties; those concerns are typically handled separately or by other components.