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GCP API Gateway OpenAPI | An Introduction

Did you know that OpenAPI is a specification for describing RESTful APIs?

It offers a standard way to document and define the structure, endpoints, request/response formats, authentication methods, as well as other details of our API.

This specification is written in YAML or JSON format and works as a contract for how our API behaves.

Furthermore, the term API gateway in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) refers to a managed service called Google Cloud Endpoints.

In fact, when we use Google Cloud Endpoints, we can define our API with the OpenAPI Specification, which provides several benefits:

• OpenAPI lets us generate interactive API documentation. This makes it easier for developers to understand how to use our API.
• Furthermore, we can automatically generate client SDKs in different programming languages based on the OpenAPI definition. This simplifies client-side integration with our API.
• Google Cloud Endpoints uses the OpenAPI definition to validate incoming requests and responses to ensure they conform to the API contract.
• The service can generate a proxy layer for our API, which helps handle tasks like authentication, security, and logging.

How to use Google Cloud Endpoints with the OpenAPI Specification

• First, create a YAML or JSON file that describes the API’s endpoints, methods, request/response formats, authentication methods, and other relevant details.
• Then, use Google Cloud Endpoints to deploy the API. This process involves configuring authentication, setting up monitoring, and defining routing rules.
• After the API is deployed, it becomes accessible to external clients or other services. Clients can use the automatically generated SDKs or the interactive documentation to make requests to the API.
• Finally, use Google Cloud Endpoints’ monitoring and management capabilities to track API usage, enforce security policies, and manage access control.

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Conclusion

In brief, our Support Experts demonstrated how to use GCP API Gateway with OpenAPI.