Glossary

API lifecycle

Stages during an API development or maintenance, which determines its exposure to consumers.

API partners

Users within an organization who can publish and manage APIs and communities.

API programs

Events organized by API providers to engage consumers. They include hackathons and beta programs.

API providers

Organizations or users who can manage APIs, communities, packages, custom assets, API programs, and partners.

community

Users who share a common department, privilege, or interest grouped for allowing access to certain assets.

custom assets

Any reference, other than APIs, that consumers can use in their application development.

themes

Templates that are used to specify the appearance of UI elements.