Specifying the host for an API

You specify a host for an API if you want external developers on the portal to access your APIs by using a host address that is not the same as the API endpoints that are defined for the gateway services where your API will run.

About this task

Note: This task relates to configuring an OpenAPI 2.0 API definition. For details on how to configure an OpenAPI 3.0 API definition, see Editing an OpenAPI 3.0 API definition.

You can complete this task either by using the API Designer UI application, or by using the browser-based API Manager UI.

At any time, you can switch directly to the underlying OpenAPI YAML source by clicking the Source icon OpenAPI Source icon. To return to the design form, click the Form icon Form icon.

Procedure

  1. Open the API for editing, as described in Editing an OpenAPI 2.0 API definition.
  2. Expand the General section, then click Host.
  3. Enter the required host name.
    Note: To enable this capability, you must additionally configure API vanity endpoints in the Catalog Settings for the Catalog to which the API is published. For information on configuring vanity endpoints, see Creating and configuring Catalogs
  4. Click Save when done.