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SAP API Management
Manages API access through proxies, security policies, quotas and usage analysis. Use it when multiple consumers need controlled access to interfaces.
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SAP API Management
Open SAP APIs. Stay in control.
Need to expose SAP data to applications or partners? We help define API contracts, access policies and operations, from your first API to integration with your existing landscape.
Plan API contracts, security and operations together.
API architecture
Controlled access to your services.
- 01Applications & partners
- 02SAP API Management
- 03SAP backends & iFlows
Conceptual access through a central API layer.
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API Management or Cloud Integration?
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Cloud Integration (SAP CPI)
Connects systems through iFlows, adapters and mappings. It handles integration logic and transformations. API Management can add a controlled access layer in front of these integrations.
Our approach
Expose interfaces with clear controls
Plan API contracts, access rights and monitoring together.
Control access
Match authentication and permissions to each use case.
Observe usage
Track errors, request volumes and response times.
Support consumers
Document APIs and define onboarding for teams and partners.
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Questions to resolve before implementation
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Backend and API contract
Which OData or REST interfaces are available? Which fields, error responses and versions do consumers need?
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Security and traffic
Who may access which resources? Plan identities, permissions, quotas and tests for unauthorized requests and traffic spikes.
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Operations and change
Who responds to failures? How are certificates, API versions and releases maintained? Include these tasks in the operating model.
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Example: partner API
A partner reads order status through an API. The proxy controls access while the SAP backend or an iFlow supplies business data. Test successful requests, missing permissions and backend failures separately.
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SAP API Management Services
01API Design & Governance
Consistent APIs following best practices
- API-first design workshops
- OpenAPI specification development
- API governance framework
- Naming conventions & standards
02Security & Compliance
Secure APIs for sensitive data
- OAuth 2.0 implementation
- API key management
- Rate limiting & quotas
- GDPR-compliant APIs
03Developer Portal
Self-service for API consumers
- Portal setup & customization
- API documentation
- Interactive API console
- Developer onboarding
04Analytics & Monetization
APIs as revenue stream
- Usage analytics setup
- Monetization strategies
- Billing integration
- Performance monitoring
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Integration with SAP Landscape
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SAP Backend Exposure
- S/4HANA APIs
- SAP ECC services
- Custom ABAP APIs
- OData services
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Cloud Integration
- SAP BTP services
- SuccessFactors APIs
- Ariba integration
- C/4HANA APIs
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Process APIs
- Business process APIs
- Composite APIs
- Event-driven APIs
- Microservices
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Related SAP Topics
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API strategy and product documentation
Your next step
Plan your first or next SAP API
Start with a specific backend and use case. We can help identify the next implementation steps.