Great APIs need a plan! by: Robert Wunderlich

We recently released API Platform Cloud service 18.1.5 and with that we are introducing phase 1 of plans!  To be fully transparent, we’ve had plans built into the service from day 1, but this marks a step in making the feature available.

What are plans you may ask?

Plans provide the measured access to one or more APIs serving as the foundation for monetization.

Plans define limits at the subscriber level that stretches across APIs.

To explain this further, let’s use the example of a rate-limit.  A rate limit controls the number of calls within a certain time period.  The API Rate Limit protects a system by limiting the number of calls that may be made to a particular API, no matter who is calling the API.  For example, if my back-end system can handle no more than 10000 requests per second, I may set an API Rate Limit of 10000 per second which would apply for all callers.

Another limit is the Application Rate Limit, which we can call the "fair share" limit.  This stipulates that no one application can get more than a limited number of calls within a certain time period.  For example, I may decide that no one application can get more than 1000 calls per second.  If I have 5 applications subscribed then this means that there can be a total of 5000 requests per second.

Plans takes this forward in a much richer way in that I can set limits for the consumer.  With plans, the API consumer now subscribes to the plan and APIs are entitled to that plan.  When a consumer subscribes to the plan, the consumer gets access to all of the APIs entitled in the plan. Read the complete article here.

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Implementing Oracle API Platform Cloud Service by Andrew Bell, Sander Rensen, Luis Weir, Phil Wilkins

Implementing Oracle API Platform Cloud Service moves from theory to practice using the newest Oracle API management platform. This critical new platform for Oracle developers allows you to interface the complex array of services your clients expect in the modern world.

First, you’ll learn about Oracle’s new platform and get an overview of it, then you’ll see a use case showing the functionality and use of this new platform for Oracle customers. Next, you’ll see the power of Apiary and begin designing your own APIs. From there, you’ll build and run microservices and set up the Oracle API gateways.

Moving on, you’ll discover how to customize the developer portal and publish your own APIs. You’ll spend time looking at configuration management on the new platform, and implementing the Oauth 2.0 policy, as well as custom policies. The latest finance modules from Oracle will be examined, with some of the third party alternatives in sight as well.

This broad-scoped book completes your journey with a clear examination of how to transition APIs from Oracle API Management 12c to the new Oracle API Platform, so that you can step into the future confidently. Get the book here.

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SSI released, so how does this differ from Integration in OIC? By Niall Commiskey

My introductory post on SSI covered the basic features:
The Features list above alludes to the main differences between SSI and OIC.
Let’s look at some of them –
Personal Account: In SSI you connect to your SaaS app, say Sales Cloud, using your own credentials. This will allow you to see your customers etc.
In OIC, the Sales Cloud connections credentials are usually those of a generic "integration" user.
In other words, SSI for LOB, ad-hoc integrations, OIC for enterprise level integrations.
There may be a grey area between the 2 products from a technical perspective, but I think this emphasis of SSI on your individual cloud application account speaks volumes.
Trigger and Action: SSI is a typical IFTTT style of app – If this, then that e.g. if someone responds to my SurveyMonkey questionnaire, then put their details into my CRM system.
Prebuilt Recipes: SSI places great emphasis on reuse. It comes with a plethora of pre-built recipes (65) or integrations which LOB folks can make your own and leverage immediately. Read the complete article here.

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Oracle Self-Service Integration SSI by Niall Commiskey

Introduction to SSI

So what is Self-Service Integration – SSI?
SSI is light weight integration service, that works on a simple trigger and action paradigm.

It is targeted at line of business folks – simple to use, yet very effective.

These people use a wide range of cloud apps to accomplish their daily tasks. For example, a marketing specialist may use tools such as Survey Monkey to collect customer responses, he or she may also use Eventbrite to organize, yes, you got it, events. So a simple requirement could be to get those customers who responded to the survey into the company’s CRM system.

I.T. could provide such an integration solution, but that takes time etc. So what about enabling the LOB folks to do such integrations themselves?

The fact that most productivity/SaaS apps offer REST APIs make it very easy to integrate with them. SSI uses these under the hood.

So let’s start off with a simple example –

In this scenario, I want to integrate EventBrite with my marketing app, Eloqua. The use case is that discussed previously.

So let’s look at how SSI helps us – Read the complete article here.

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Introducing Oracle Self-Service Integration

Your best employees make the time to do a great job by mastering the enterprise apps they use every day along with best-of-breed cloud apps that help them perform better and faster. Oracle Self-Service Integration Cloud Service (SSI) is for them, and for everyone else who wants to be like them. Through its easy-to-use interface and rich library of ready-to-use recipes, SSI makes it easier than ever to work smarter with modern cloud apps. Watch the on-demand webcast here.

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