Automating API Delivery

APIOps is the end-to-end automation of the API life cycle using DevOps and GitOps principles, enabling faster, more consistent, and compliant API delivery. [1] [2]

By automating API governance checks, APIOps achieves both fast delivery and high compliance, reducing manual review bottlenecks while maintaining quality standards. [1] [2]

Key principles include design-first API development, storing API definitions in version control, automating standards compliance, and running conformance checks. [1]

The A3 approach helps teams identify waste, analyze root causes, and implement targeted improvements for continuous API delivery optimization. [1] [2] [3]

Automated API linting enforces governance standards on API designs, catching issues early and reducing the need for manual reviews. [1] [2]

AI coding assistants and LLMs can generate and extend linting rules, enabling natural language specification of API standards and automating complex checks. [1] [2]

It explains automated detection of breaking changes, versioning schemes, and the use of OpenAPI extensions like x-sunset for deprecation and sunsetting endpoints. [1] [2] [3]

Automated governance in CI/CD pipelines ensures consistent API quality, reduces manual errors, and accelerates artifact generation across teams. [1]

The book provides a framework for tracking API product metrics across the developer journey, integrating with analytics tools for actionable insights. [1] [2]

Site reliability engineering formulas like the Four Golden Signals and the RED method are introduced for effective API and microservices monitoring. [1]